Then wear a miniskirt, says this Newsis article. Well, that makes sense, but in the winter? According to the article, which interviewed fashionistas and people behind the sales counter, this winter, online sales of extreme miniskirts and short shorts has INCREASED by more than 10% this winter, and the number of women coming into women’s clothing stores to buy miniskirts has reportedly DOUBLED. Huh?

무릎 위까지 올라오는 미니스커트, 대표적인 여름 패션 아이템이다.

그런데 겨울이 성큼 다가온 요즘에도 많은 여성들에게 미니스커트가 선풍적인 인기를 끌고 있다. 거리마다 미니스커트를 입은 여성들의 모습이 자주 눈에 띈다.

여성 패션 매장에서 미니스커트를 찾는 고객들이 오히려 여름보다 두 배 이상 늘었고 인터넷 쇼핑몰에서도 10% 이상 판매량이 증가하고 있는 것으로 조사된 바 있다. [원기사를 꼭 읽으세요!]

Well, the explanation given in the article seems to make sense, since there are other fashion trends enabling this, including the thick tights or leggings phenomenon, which makes this obviously much more bearable than bare legs or stockings, combined with the considerably less harsh cold so far this winter.

So one can see women wearing some pretty short shorts, even in the coldest of cold, as we’ve talked about before on this site. Combined with the tall socks trends of the last few years, skirts have become more viable options as they’ve come to be warmer fashion options overall. And since Britney Spears thigh-highs are pretty common, a few inches of exposed thigh, which are thicker than other parts of the body, isn’t going to kill nearly as much as it might have in years past.