That's difficult to say.
Long skirts look more mature.
Trousers underneath. This is like a wrap over skirt.
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What's cuter, pants or skirts?
What? Well in my opinion it's skirts.
Skirts are the cutest thing!
Which types of skirt are the best? You both have long and short skirts.
Oh that's difficult.
I think long skirts look more mature.
But I think short skirts are definitely best.
I personally think... longer skirts are cuter.
That's why I wear them all the time.
What's cute about that?
The way it moves in the wind and such.
If they have frills at the bottom, that is a real looker.
Is this long or short to you?
What is that? It's just around the knee so is it short then?
Usually over the knee is short, under the knee is long so....
I think mine is right ON my knee.
I think it's long. It's definitely not short.
How long was your school uniform skirt?
My school was super strict on our skirts.
They had to touch cover the knee.
I wanted to shorten them but they had to be at knee-length.
Maybe youre into short skirts because you couldn't wear them before? - Maybe.
That's one reason. Out of school I would always wear super short skirts too.
You always want to wear what you are not allowed to. - That might be one reason
Recently in Japan the miniskirts are disappearing and long skirts appear.
Why do you think that is? - I wonder why too...
Recently clothes that hide a woman's shape are in fashion.
It's a trend but I am not paying attention to it and keep wearing short skirts.
You are following the long skirt trend then?
Short socks are trendy right now.
That's why long skirts are popular with them.
In summer I wear short skirts, long skirts and sometimes trousers.
I want to look cool sometimes.
That's why I wear trousers from time to time too.
I don't wear short skirts really.
I generally wear more trousers.
What was important about your dressing style today?
I wanted to dress in black today.
I like Chinese style clothes, so I made these stand out more.
We are going to the Monster Cafe after this.
I thought I would need to wear a strong color for that.
I recently bought this red dress so I choose it.
I prefer wearing skirts to anything.
I like skirts more too. - Short ones, just above the knee.
I think long skirts are cuter to be honest. - Your opinions split here.
So you are wearing a mini skirt and you are wearing an interesting one.
You're wearing a skirt on top? - Inside I wear shorts, round it I am wearing a wrap skirt.
The wrap skirt is long, but when you open it olala.
I felt it was hot today.
Long skirts are cute but hot?
I think long skirts make my legs look longer too.
What LONGER skirts not SHORTER skirts give you longer looking legs??
If I go for an medium option I only get a medium result.
So I go for long.
What length of skirt do you wear the most?
The length I am wearing today, or even shorter.
That's the one I wear the most. - Why miniskirt?
They are easier to move around in. I like them short ones.
Easy to move. What about your long skirt?
I can hide my body shape.
I can hide my zones over here and over there. I have a bit more on my bones over here.
I hope this way I can hide my chubby bits.
A trick of the longer skirt.
What do your other girl friends wear the most?
Recently many of my friends are wearing trousers.
Some mega baggy gaucho pants.
My friends like wearing skinny pants.
When you want to really go all the way out and look amazing, what do you wear?
I would wear a long skirt.
I would wear a super short skirt or this one here in red.
You both have the same skirt? - Yes we bought it at the same place.
Do you girls sometimes twin up?
We do! - Yeah we do.
Wow that sounds like so much fun.
What do Japanese men prefer? Pants or skirts?
Skirts - Yeah I think... short skirts are popular
That's a boys thing I guess.
A short skirt and then maybe some over knee socks.
Showing a little bit of an inch there.
That's what we think at least.
You mean "The divine inch"!
The divine inch! Japanese men like seeing a little bit of skin for quick glances.
They like getting a quick peep.
I hear that a lot.
I think skirts are so much better.
I think it's about the same for me. - Yeah but skirts...
make your legs longer and nicer.
I think more people look at skirts.
Are you indecisive because you are wearing trousers today?
What do you have in your closet? More trousers or skirts?
I own more trousers. - But you said skirts are cuter?
Skirts are so much cuter still! - What do you own more of?
Trousers all the way!
What is the cutest length? - Over the knee right on the thigh.
That's short girl! - Shorter is cuter.
Isn't it quite long today then? - I got thick thighs.
You are worried what others might think? - I can't help it.
But you like short better? - I do.
What's cute about the length of skirts then?
This length is best. You can hide your body, it will look good and slimming.
Listening to what you're saying, only super skinny girls can wear mini skirts in Japan?
Yeah mostly girls who are confident in their skinny legs are the ones who wear mini skirts.
I don't think I could pull off a skirt then, I am thicc in some places.
Even if girls are chubby, if they have thin ankles, they can look like they are skinny.
Do you mean that Japan is quite strict about how skinny you have to be to wear skirts?
If a girl with thicker legs wears skirts, the people around her will say "why is she doing that!"
That's harsh.
You WANT to wear shorter skirts but you don't feel confident about wearing them? - Yeah.
If I get skinnier I will.
What's cuter on Japanese girls? Trousers or skirts?
Whichever is good.
I am a skirt boy. - I prefer trousers.
That's a split. Why trousers?
The place where you can see the line of the trousers is best...
He means shorts. - Super short shorts.
That's the ones I like. - How short?
All the way up here. - Right and how about you?
I like tight skirts around this area here.
You light the shaped ones? - The super tight ones.
Seeing the shape of the girl. - Form fitting. - Yeah.
You want your girlfriend to wear those super short shorts or not in public? - I want her to wear it.
The super short shorts for real? - How about you.
I wouldn't want my girlfriend to wear that. I'm good for looking but not my girl nay.
What do you want then? - She should just wear jeans.
Long jeans. - Hiding it all? - Yeah please.
Trousers???
You prefer trousers on you? - Yes.
But your'e wearing a skirt wait dress today. - It has been a while since I did that.
And what do you normally wear? - This is the first time I have seen her wear a dress!
The first time?!?!?! - Yes the first time! I was super surprised.
When you met up with her how did you feel?
Wow she is not wearing any.... trousers!
I was like "what is this???" you see she always wears trousers.
Usually wide chino pants and wide stuff.
She wears wide trousers. I was like "what?" I was so surprised.
You were like "what" but in truth you were happy right?
Boys love girls in skirts.
Today you went all out then. - Yeah.
Please give her a score for her in this dress.
100%!!! - Yay! - I prefer this. - You prefer her in a dress. - Yeah...
Will this persuade you to wear more skirts and dresses? - It did. - Lucky for you bro.
I am looking forward to it! - Those were our questions.
So it looks like actually right now not that many girls are wearing skirts
We thought this would be a good question but it turns out that the times have changed
And skirts are not worn as much. Skirts have also become a...
a lot shorter. So girls .... skirts have become a lot longer than we thought.
We expected more shorter skirts, only found longer skirts.
And trousers are in right now.
Not always when we pick a topic it turns out the way we want it to.
That's also a good experience for us from time to time when
what we expected is actually not coming out from the people when we are asking them.
Good experience so far.
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