Dear middle-aged women: capri pants do nothing for you.

[Anonymous]

I am 50. I figured out long ago that my legs looked stubby when I wore capris. I work out, and my thighs and calves are in fine shape, if I wanted to wear shorts. But my knees!! I don't know any older women whose knees look young, frankly.

So skirts it is. I find them more comfortable than capris, since you get more air on your legs when you wear them.

[Anonymous]

Skirts are fine on occasion but they aren't that easy to do yard work in. They aren't the best things to wear on nature hikes or bike rides. There is a time and a place for capris even for skirt wearers...

And oddly enough I think that women who are in shape look great in just about anything - capris included. I know that when I've been doing my walking my thighs/hips trim down and I look fine in my capris.

[Anonymous]

I just wore a pair today.

[Anonymous]

It's that time of year...

[Anonymous]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Wear what makes you happy and comfortable. Don't listen to internet trolls. Stop reviving this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Wear what makes you happy and comfortable. Don't listen to internet trolls. Stop reviving this thread.

Really! It's been five years. Truly the thread that would.not.die.

[Anonymous]

I think capris are back in now, aren't they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just heard about this new thing called a sundress--it's really cute and cheap and comfortable and I hear it works well even on hot days.

OMG! trust me no one wants to see middle aged side boobs, back fat, varicose veins, and bulky thighs in a sun dress. Its for the 20s.

+100 I am pretty sure no one wants to se me in a sun dress!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing good, that is.

I went to an event today and many men and women in their 40s and 50s were in attendance. Most of the men wore polo shirts tucked in under their pot bellies and shorts.

Nearly all the women wore capri pants. Capri pants do nothing for you. If you are short, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are fat, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are tall, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are thin, you don't look good in capri pants. No matter the body type or age, capri pants are not flattering.

I say this lovingly. Wear anything else- anything! Shorts (long shorts, if you want to; even short shorts look better than capris), a skirt, pants, anything but capri pants. They make everyone look stumpy and shapeless. No one looks good in them.

You are dead wrong. Looks better than leg and ass cellulite jiggling from shorts or a skirt.

How does cellulite show with a skirt unless it is short? Cellulite on calves is not a widespread problem.

50 here, size 14: In a sundress, no just no. long pants, no, noooo, I am roasting. Short shirt -- that is unfair to others and short shorts the same. Maxi dress -- a sofa standing on end. Likewise caftan/poncho. Its skinny capris for me.

[Anonymous]

I'm 50. I love my capris.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think capris are back in now, aren't they?

Back in where? Back in stock at Talbots?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing good, that is.

I went to an event today and many men and women in their 40s and 50s were in attendance. Most of the men wore polo shirts tucked in under their pot bellies and shorts.

Nearly all the women wore capri pants. Capri pants do nothing for you. If you are short, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are fat, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are tall, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are thin, you don't look good in capri pants. No matter the body type or age, capri pants are not flattering.

I say this lovingly. Wear anything else- anything! Shorts (long shorts, if you want to; even short shorts look better than capris), a skirt, pants, anything but capri pants. They make everyone look stumpy and shapeless. No one looks good in them.

You are dead wrong. Looks better than leg and ass cellulite jiggling from shorts or a skirt.

How does cellulite show with a skirt unless it is short? Cellulite on calves is not a widespread problem.

I have cellulite on my calves
Shorts, skirts, capris all look terrible on me. And I'm not overweight. I wear loose flowing palazzo pants or long sundresses. I hate bike riding because then I have to breakdown and wear shorts or a skort .....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing good, that is.

I went to an event today and many men and women in their 40s and 50s were in attendance. Most of the men wore polo shirts tucked in under their pot bellies and shorts.

Nearly all the women wore capri pants. Capri pants do nothing for you. If you are short, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are fat, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are tall, you don't look good in capri pants. If you are thin, you don't look good in capri pants. No matter the body type or age, capri pants are not flattering.

I say this lovingly. Wear anything else- anything! Shorts (long shorts, if you want to; even short shorts look better than capris), a skirt, pants, anything but capri pants. They make everyone look stumpy and shapeless. No one looks good in them.

You are dead wrong. Looks better than leg and ass cellulite jiggling from shorts or a skirt.

How does cellulite show with a skirt unless it is short? Cellulite on calves is not a widespread problem.

I have cellulite on my calves
Shorts, skirts, capris all look terrible on me. And I'm not overweight. I wear loose flowing palazzo pants or long sundresses. I hate bike riding because then I have to breakdown and wear shorts or a skort .....

I have spider veins on my thighs and calves. They started on my thighs when I was 18! So even though I'm tall and have shapely legs, I never show them. Long skirts and capris for me.

I'd like to wish my spider veins on the assholes criticizing middle-aged women on this thread.

[Anonymous]

This thread is one of those signs of summer for me now, like daisies and thunderstorms and late sunsets, except this is terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just heard about this new thing called a sundress--it's really cute and cheap and comfortable and I hear it works well even on hot days.

OMG! trust me no one wants to see middle aged side boobs, back fat, varicose veins, and bulky thighs in a sun dress. Its for the 20s.

+100 I am pretty sure no one wants to se me in a sun dress!

It has nothing to do with age and everything to do with your confidence and/or fitness. I'm 36 and love sundresses (physically fit, but more importantly, confident in my body and how I look in the dresses). I certainly look/feel better in sundresses than I do in shorts.