Salto readers should be familiar with the adage about skirt length and the economy. Now, this little monster finds the connection dubious but has been happy with the tendency for ladies to show more leg over the last decade. However, a dangerous countercurrent has infiltrated women's fashion completely mooting the titillative effects of high hemlines. Hipsters are currently dealing with the popularity of the hippy aesthetic and long for the "barely there" outfits from the electroclash days. This is a subject for drab rags like Vice. The corrective fashion I refer to is the "dress over jeans" style. This was a popular fad for early 90s Sub Pop girls who have since gone through ringers and grad school and settled on J Crew. However, the style is being copped more generally these days, even percolating up to A-listers.


There are two big issues with this style. First, it's completely unappealing. There is nothing worse that than seeing a dress, and having your eyes wander down only to be presented with a pair of pantsed legs than bare skin. In terms of sexual efficiency, this is clearly a losing battle too because one of the brilliant features of the dress is the ease of entry, allowing quick and undetectable intercourse.


The second issue with "dress over jeans" is aesthetic. There is a wine glass motif suggested by dresses. A woman's upper body becomes an exquisite bowl supported gracefully by her legs as stems. Pulling on a pair of jeans is equivalent to putting a beer cozy over a wine glass.


The third issue with "dress over jeans" deals with personality. Throwing jeans over your legs suggests that you are hiding something about your legs and you're too insecure to show them off. This is almost certainly untrue but likely to be an interpretation of the style.


Don't get me wrong. Jeans and pants alone are great. However, the combination with dresses bites.


I'll throw the same criticism at "skirt over leggings". I've actually seen this puled off well though. Usually if the leggings stop before the shoes or if there are socks/boots worn up to the calves.


And "short-shorts over leggings" is just wrong.


Now, I've heard the year-round dress argument; ie, "'dress over jeans' allows a woman to wear dresses in the fall and winter". I don't buy this because part of the changing of seasons is the changing of women's fashion. There's plenty of great winter fashion. Seeing women in dresses is a lovely sign of spring.


But I could be way wrong on this. Could someone—preferably a lady—please explain this to me in comments.