How to walk comfortably in skirts

Do you have a lot of skirts you never wear? I do. Do you hang on to them because you really do like them but you can't figure out why you don't use them more often? Me too. 

The problem is often the length. You look in the mirror and it looks perfect. Start moving. Is it restricting does it feel like your legs are wearing a straight jacket? That was the case with a few of my skirts. 

A good friend casually mentioned that she always raises the hem of her skirts a few inches, if not they are so irritating to walk in. This person is  a great lover of sports and outdoor activities, no wonder she would pay attention to this.  It's so obvious, and yet it had never crossed my mind that the solution was so simple. 

The pictures below shows some of the skirts I have hemmed. Little changes makes all the difference. 

 

This one has so many nice details like the buttons, the belt-loops, I didn't want to make any other alterations. 

Long and plain. 

Nothing wrong with a little lace, it takes away the formal look of this particular skirt. 

Here is your typical office skirt, even though the colour is slightly more interesting than black or grey. 

After raising the hem and sewing on some flowers, it looks like this:

 That is just so much cuter! And it is really fun to wear something no one else has, something you designed and put together with your own hands.

This is the last skirt for today. Shiny, silky, fabric, but there is that annoying length again. So, up a few inches, and I added a double hem.  Result:

So why don't fix up some of your own skirts? It's one of the easiest things you can do. With very little effort you have a whole selection of brand new skirts, without spending a penny.