How short is too short?

[AXOrushadvisor]

Originally Posted by CaseyBat

I'm fairly tall and thin. It's hard to find dresses and shorts that are long enough, and it doesn't help that I have longer than average legs! As a result, most of clothing isn't appropriate for recruitment. But as I shop, I find myself wondering: how short is too short? Would mid-thigh be appropriate? Fingertip length? Or should everything hit just above the knee?

Another thing: for the first two rounds, PNMs are given a t-shirt and we have to wear shorts with it... would shorts similar the these be too short? Would it be alright to wear a skirt with a t-shirt?

Can someone offer me some guidance? I don't anyone to think I look trashy and inappropriate, but at the same time I want to wear fashionable clothes.

Having a tall daughter with very long legs I can appreciate what you are going through. GAP and J Crew work really well for my daughter. These shorts should be fine unless you are in the 6'4-6'5 range. My daughter is 6' and she has these shorts and pants from GAP. All clothing will look shorter on you if your legs are long- my daughter was dress coded nearly every day in elementary school and I was dressing her! That's another story.

My advice to you is to look polished and you know when the dress or shorts are to short. Your bum needs to be fully covered. For dresses or skirts you need to sit down. If you are show casing the family vault or can't sit without flashing the vault it is to short.

Good luck to you.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AXOrushadvisor

If you are show casing the family vault or can't sit without flashing the vault it is to short.

LMAO

[CaseyBat]

There's some good advice here! Thanks for everyone's input. I will definitely check out Gap and Old Navy. The only J. Crew in my area closed a few weeks ago I was very sad, lol.

The "how short is too short" discussion leads us into another one... how tall is too tall? Heels-wise, I mean. No one wants to be the one tottering over everyone at a party.

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by CaseyBat

There's some good advice here! Thanks for everyone's input. I will definitely check out Gap and Old Navy. The only J. Crew in my area closed a few weeks ago I was very sad, lol.

The "how short is too short" discussion leads us into another one... how tall is too tall? Heels-wise, I mean. No one wants to be the one tottering over everyone at a party.

Wear what is comfortable for you. You don't want to trip on heels either - so if you don't normally wear them, recruitment is not the time to learn. No one can wear sky-high heels all day first round and not feel tired and sore at the end of the day. Your feet will thank you if you try to stick to cute wedges or sandals for first round.

Now one of the very tall girls (6'4"?) told me that she made an effort to wear flats through all of the early rounds and then wear heels with their cocktail dress for prefs. 1) it was more comfortable and 2) it made a dramatic statement with their dressy attire and an up-do.