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* MeaningfulAppearance: The pants and dress a character wears tells us something

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Pants or leggings being worn under a dress is not a trope on its own. Here's a list of tropes that "Dress Over Slacks" might refer to:

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->'''Tori:''' Maybe this is just some dumb girl thing.\\
'''Daniel:''' Like... wearing a skirt over jeans?\\
'''Tori:''' Yeah, what's up with that?
-->-- ''Series/{{Victorious}}''

A fashion choice in which a woman wears a skirt (or dress) over a pair of pants or shorts.

In {{Anime}}, it's common for some girls to wear bike shorts under their skirts, the characterization usually being one of shyness or tomboyishness (athletes are popular users of this trope). See also ModestyShorts, for when a [[ActionGirl girl]] wears shorts under her [[DangerouslyShortSkirt micro- or miniskirt]] to avoid {{Panty Shot}}s, ProperTightsWithASkirt (the sister trope to this) and TightsUnderShorts. It's also a very common outfitting choice in KidCom shows.

Note that this is applicable only when either the skirt or the pants could be done away with completely without making the outfit too risqué. Oddly enough some shows will still grant the wearer a MagicSkirt even though there's [[PantyShot no panties]] to see.

Often seen in RealLife.

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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Sakura is an example of both variants. Before the TimeSkip, she wears tight shorts underneath a quipao-like dress, afterwards she keeps the shorts and wears them with a short skirt and a sleeveless zipper vest.
** The standard attire for Sound ninja follows a similar design as Sakura's first outfit. The top is a long tunic that falls to mid-thigh with a split on the sides, worn over either slacks or shorts.
* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
** Worn by Hibiki with one of her casual outfits in ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure''.
** Save for the ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'', ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' and ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' teams, bike shorts under a skirt is a common piece of the Pretty Cure outfit. However, thanks to the wonders of MagicSkirt, it's impossible to figure out certain ones unless the shorts are visible.
* Done with tunics by the main characters in ''Anime/{{Dangaioh}}'', including TheOneGuy.
* Haruhi Fujioka in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' often wears a dress over jeans in the anime when she's not required to [[SweetPollyOliver dress as a boy]].
* Sasami in ''Anime/PrettySammy'' actually wears the bike shorts over skirt variant in the OVA.
* Eva from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', which also resembles a Chinese Cheongsam.
* Chihaya in the first five minutes of ''Manga/{{Chihayafuru}}'' when she is tacking a karuta club flyer to the bulletin board. Miyauchi-sensei was not pleased.
* In ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion'', Hinata Kawamoto's casual wardrobe mainly consists of dresses over jeans.
* ''Anime/MekakucityActors'': [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140128201711/kagerouproject/images/8/8b/Takane1.png Takane Enomoto]]/[[spoiler:Headphone Actor/Ene]] wears tight black shorts to mid-thigh beneath her plaid skirt. Hiyori also wears similar shorts beneath her pink dress.
* In ''Anime/XamdLostMemories'', Yunbo, the TeamMom on the Zanbani postal ship, wears what appears to be a long skirt over a collared work shirt, pants, and work boots.
* WordOfGod is Tohru from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' wears shorts underneath her school uniform, though we never see them.
* Kirin of ''Manga/GourmetGirlGraffiti'' often wears a pair of sporty shorts under her skirts. In episode 8, she even took her skirt off in front of Ryou, showing her sportswear underneath.
* Fumina Hoshino of ''Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry'' wears bike shorts underneath her school uniform skirt. [[spoiler:So does MS Girl Super Fumina, a model made by Minato ''of'' her.]]
* In one chapter of ''Manga/AishiteruzeBaby'', Kokoro wears pants to school under her skirt to hide bruises from a near-rape.
* ''Anime/{{Saki}}'': [[{{Bifauxnen}} Inoue Jun]] wear pants under her skirt. Justified, as she would otherwise show her underwear every time she plays mahjong because she sits cross-legged.
* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Mina Ashido wears bike shorts underneath her U.A. school uniform, much to Minoru Mineta's displeasure.
* To the horror of many in-universe males, many schoolgirls in ''Manga/AllRounderMeguru'' wear shorts under their skirts to avoid {{Panty Shot}}s, something to which Meguru is used due having an older sister. [[spoiler:He's left completely speechless the one time [[{{Tsundere}} Maki]] forgoes the shorts just for sake of showing him her panties]].
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:
** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'', Supergirl wears a pleated red skirt over her Supergirl outfit (which is otherwise identical in design to Superman's usual costume).
** She was drawn with shorts under her skirt ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 in the regular comics]]'' and stories as ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' as well before her costume changed with the universe reboot in ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 2011]]''. A positive example of ExecutiveMeddling as the editor at the time asked the artist joining in to do so because he was tired of seeing Supergirl's panties.
** Pre-Crisis Supergirl wore a pleated red skirt over her blue leotard in ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 The Eighties]]''.
* Misfit, the teen member of the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey, usually wears knee-length bike shorts under her short skirt, probably for the same reasons as Supergirl, above.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'': The tomboyish [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Infiltration3_VeritySURPRISE.jpg Verity Carlo]] wears a skirt over leggings-style pants.
* [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan's]] superhero outfit is technically made from a repurposed burkini, but it's functionally a minidress over leggings plus a ScarfOfAsskicking. It also has a very similar silhouette to a salwar kameez (see Real Life), possibly as a reference to Kamala's South Asian heritage.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* Shugo Kino in ''FanFic/PrettyCureHeavyMetal'' already wears her gym shorts (which actually resemble shorts) under her uniform whenever she goes to school at Isuten Junior High, but this trope is a LOT more obvious in the colder months, where she wears blue jeans under her uniform instead (as seen in later season 1 episodes), which allows for a non-Fanservicy variation of DressHitsFloor in one scene in episode 41.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', Red Puckett's outfit is a white shirt, a [[IconicItem red-hooded cloak]], and a blue skirt worn over blue jeans. She eschews the skirt entirely in the sequel.
* MK's attire throughout ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}'' is a skirt over leggings paired with a pink hoodie.
* Some of the humans in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'':
** Rainbow Dash with bike shorts.
** DJ Pon-3 with tight pants, as seen in the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Rainbow Rocks]]'' shorts.
** Sunset Shimmer's GoodCostumeSwitch post-''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Rainbow Rocks]]'' has her wearing a translucent skirt over blue leggings.
** Sugarcoat in ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Friendship Games]]''. Possibly because her skirt is half the average length in comparison to other Shadowbolts.
* Edith from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' wears this with her regular outfit and her ballet tutu.
* Ash the porcupine's signature outfit from ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'' is a plaid skirt over a pair of jeans.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* The heroine of ''Film/{{Juno}}'' wears this on her poster, and a few times throughout the movie. At one point, she takes off the skirt when she goes to see Paulie, which WordOfGod says he knows her well enough to give her a hard time about.
* In ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' Layla wears a flower print skirt over jeans.
* In ''Film/{{Hidalgo}}'', Jazira wears a long tunic over pants, a very common outfit for Arab women during that time period.
* ''Film/KickAss''. Hit Girl wears a pleated schoolgirl skirt over her purple superhero jumpsuit.
* ''Film/CirqueDuSoleilWorldsAway'': Mia wears knee-length pants under her dress, most apparent during the finale when she spins and her dress flares out.
* The ladies of ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'' learn to do this after a slide into third gives a fairly unpleasant result.
* In ''Film/SunsetBoulevard'', Norma Desmond [[http://silverscreenmodes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Swanson1.jpg wears a hostess dress, a type of dress popular in the 1950s which was worn with pants under it.]]
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/GossipGirl'': Serena wore outfits like this in the early seasons. In later seasons... [[MsFanservice not so much]].
* ''Series/ICarly'': Carly and Sam, on occasion.
* In ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', Chloe Sullivan favours this look early on.
* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'':
** Jade regularly wears black leggings with black skirts. In ''Tori Goes Platinum'', Tori wears a sparkling gold skirt with black jeans and knee-high boots as part of her makeover.
** Tori and Cat's Boyfriend mention how they hate it.
* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'': Tawni, Zora, and Sonny all have worn clothes like this from the start of the show, and for Tawni, it's pretty much every episode.
* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'': Alex has this in the title sequence.
* Averted in ''Series/AustinAndAlly''. Ally wears dresses or skirts on their own, often achieving various high grades of ZettaiRyouiki. The few times she wears pants or shorts she doesn't match them with skirts. Trish averts the trope despite using layering of long t-shirts to achieve a similar but not as pronounced effect to what it would be if she were wearing actual skirts as per the trope.
* Tosh does this in an episode of ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' because she wants to dress up to impress someone, but it's also really cold out.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** In ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', Vida wears long pants under her skirts, and Udonna has a removable skirt... thing.
** Kira of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' occasionally wears this, but will sometimes forget a layer.
** This is the standard [[CustomUniform uniform]] for female B-Squad cadets in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' and Lily of ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury''.
** Emily of ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' typically wears capris under her skirts.
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
** In ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'', Momoko's winter outfit is a skirt over top of spandex capris.
** Played with in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. It's not the main actress that plays Ahim that does this, but rather her StuntDouble.
** Mako of ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' usually follows this trope. Her most well known outfit[[note]]The one in the [[TitleSequence OP]] and [[ClosingCredits ED]].[[/note]] is a dress just thrown over a turtleneck and jeans.
** ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'' has both girls wear footed leggings underneath their clothes, making Sela's outfit an example of this trope.
* Naomi Wildman in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager.''
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy occasionally wore this in the first season. In season two, they got a new costume designer who didn't get the appeal of the look and did away with it.
* ''Series/{{Eureka}}'': Holly Martin the dorky nerd wears this type of clothing.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** Daenerys's usual Dothraki outfit has riding leathers with a skirt over it. Her maternity clothes have a larger skirt over her normal outfit.
*** In later seasons she starts wearing gowns, which become increasingly elaborate and long, but always keeps wearing Dothraki riding trousers underneath, even if they are completely covered by the skirts. [[WordOfGod Costume designer Michele Clapton]] explains it's because this makes Daenerys [[CrazyPrepared ready to run for it]] at a moment's notice, something she never lets go of [[JustifiedTrope after a life in exile]] [[ProperlyParanoid on the run from assassins]].
** Irri wears a skirt over leggings.
* Rocky Blue on ''Series/ShakeItUp'' wears these sometimes, however, most of the time, if she took off the pants, the skirt would be highly inappropriate for any show, let alone a Disney KidCom.
* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'': Maya wore a plaid schoolgirl skirt over black leggings in episode 23, season 12.
* ''Almost Home'' (re-tooled 2nd Season of ''Series/TheTorkelsons'') has Molly, a very fashion-conscious teenager, frequently sporting this look.
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': David Rose often wears a man's skirt over pants, usually black.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'' Jerin wears tight trousers with a codpiece. He notes that the long tunic worn over it makes it a bit less indecent. (The codpiece is very much in fashion at court, but farmer's boy Jerin is used to a bit higher standards of decency.)
* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'': In the chapter book ''The Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code'', Queenie wears a very, very short mini-skirt to school twice. The second time, it's over a pair of jeans that are mostly holes.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/GotchaForce'': Usagi wears a plaid skirt over her pants.
* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'':
** ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonIslandOfHappiness'': Natalie wears a tan skirt over black pants (Though her sprite and official art make it hard to tell if the skirt isn't actually a waist apron).
** A favorite for female player characters; [[strike:Pony]] [[FanNickname Jill]] ([[DistaffCounterpart ''Another Wonderful Life'', ''DS Cute'']]) wears a skirt over pants, and Angela (''Tree of Tranquility''), and Molly (''Animal Parade'') wear visible shorts under their skirts.
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', you have the option of wearing a skirt over your trousers, regardless of gender. You'll see enemies doing the same. It can be advantageous if the pants and skirt are enchanted, allowing you to have access to both enchantments at once. (And then a robe can be worn over top of both, taking it even further.)
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': Meiling and Shou.
* [[spoiler:Shiki in her real body]] in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Quistis Trepe of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' wears trousers under her knee-length skirt.
** Yunita of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight'' wears a pleated red skirt with her regular knight's armor and baggy trousers.
* May from ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' and [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} her]] [[Manga/PocketMonsters several]] [[Manga/PokemonAdventures counterparts]]. The anime does suggest that the skirt isn't actually a skirt, but a longer shirt underneath her usual shirt.
* Chie Satonaka from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' wears cycling shorts underneath her skirt. She doesn't ride a bike, so much as she needs them to cover up while fighting: she's particularly fond of [[KickChick roundhouse kicks]].
* The ending of ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny'' shows that Amita's non-fighting outfit is a Wild West-inspired blue dress worn over thick pants tucked into a pair of boots.
* Some of the armor sets in ''VideoGame/TheLastStory'' have a ShowgirlSkirt over pants, the hunter's greaves' skirt being [[PrettyInMink a fur pelt]].
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', the player's avatar wears a skirt over their breeches. [[ManInAKilt Regardless of gender]].
* ''VideoGame/GodEaterBurst''[=/=]''[[VideoGameRemake Resurrection]]'': One of the clothing option for female player character is a [[GenderedOutfit gendered Army uniform]], consists of tight pants underneath pencil skirt. Unlockable in Rank 8.
* Karin of the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series wears bike shorts under her skirt. Like Chie, this is because she's a LadyOfWar, thus she doesn't want people to see her unmentionables. This is a stark contrast to her rival Sakura, who wears gym bloomers under her skirt.
* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' has these as one of the legwear options for female Inklings/Octolings.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/Va11HallA'': Anna Graem wears a black SailorFuku and, when you get to see a shot of her below the chest, she's wearing blue jeans. Jill is plain stupefied by her fashion sense.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Sock in ''Webcomic/WelcomeToHell'' is a rare male example of this. He wears a purple skirt over his pants.
* Abby in ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' wears a skirt over ripped pants/leggings which was [[RetCon recolored]] as a skirt over tights after it was discovered she looked ''exactly'' like another artist's drawing.
* In ''Webcomic/TheZombieHunters''' extended FlashBack, the youngest Zombie Hunter Katie sometimes sports this look, in contrast to her more utilitarian teammates.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Bandette}}'', Bandette's usual costume is a red minidress over a black SpyCatsuit, plus a cape.
* In ''WebComic/SleeplessDomain'' Zoe, a recently out [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} trans woman]], is still pretty unused to presenting as a female, so wears shorts under her school uniform skirt. Cue Heartful Punch, who's surprised there are girls that ''don't'' do that, and Outrageous Apple, who freely admits she wears them for the ModestyShorts trope.
-->'''Apple:''' Your clothing should always be prepared for sick flips.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Katara in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Suki during and after "The Boiling Rock", and the Fire Nation girls in their BeachEpisode.
* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''
** Sissi wears a miniskirt over jeans as part of her standard outfit during Seasons 1-3.
** Also, Aelita's dress over pink pants in Season 4.
** Aelita's Season 4 avatar has arguably a translucent skirt over spandex leggings.
* ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'', Yumi wears a black skirt over what looks like purple bike shorts.
* Sissy from ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' wears this.
* Alice, Vici, and Ms. Mimi in ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina: The Next Steps''.
* In the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes short, ''Hold the Lion, Please'', it was done hilariously. At the near-end of the cartoon, the antagonist lion was revealed to be a HenpeckedHusband, leading Bugs Bunny to boast that he wears the pants in his family. At that moment, Mrs. Bugs Bunny appears, and after Bugs slinks back into his burrow at the sight of her, [[BreakingTheFourthWall she turns to the viewing audience, and says]]...
-->'''Mrs. Bugs Bunny:''' Eh, '''''WHO''''' wears the pants in this family?\\
(''she immediately lifts up her dress, revealing a pair of men's slacks'')
* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'': Kimiko in "The Return of Pandabubba".
* Pepper Potts in ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures''
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': Amusingly believed to be the case of Arnold's standard clothing, the character design made it look like he was wearing something like a plaid kilt over blue slacks. It was actually a plaid undershirt that was longer than the blue sweatshirt he wore over top, which makes sense because his collar is also plaid. One episode showed him getting dressed for school and made that clear, another has a character mention Arnold's "kilt" as being rather cool and he shows them it's just his undershirt.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': [[PolarOppositeTwins The bunny twins']] [[LimitedWardrobe standard outfits]] have black shorts under their skirts. However, the trope is usually averted when they, or Kaeloo, wear other outfits with skirts.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' has a tomboyish GenkiGirl named Chelsea who sports a yellow skirt over what are either green pants or green leggings.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': Hilda pretty much always wears a skirt over a pair of leggings, weather she's wearing her regular clothes, her Sparrow Scouts uniform, or her school uniform. Only her pyjamas do not include a skirt.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'' has Gwen wearing her skirt over her track pants.
* The title character from ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'' wears a skirt over her blue pants.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* The [[http://hubpages.com/style/Differentiate-between-Churidar-and-Salwar-Kameez Churidar Kameez & more traditional Salwar Kameez]] of the Middle East and India are "default" versions of this trope; they retain the appearance and the practicality of the skirt-over-slacks theme, but are not usually worn without the pants, because the tops have two cuts on either side, going up to the waist. This actually serves two purposes: one, it gives more freedom of movement, and two: it [[RuleOfCool looks pretty stylish]]. They're also practical in the Middle Eastern and South Asian countries where they're primarily worn; skin covering is essential to prevent sunburn, but the outfit also has to be loose to allow air to circulate.
* The concept of "bloomers", puffy pants under a skirt, was an attempt to do this in the 19th century. But [[ValuesDissonance some still found it indecent]]. One early Feminist who tried the style gave it up; according to her every time she gave a speech on women's rights to a male audience they were so busy staring at her ankles they didn't hear a word she said.
* "Skorts" are a play on this. They're one item of clothing that is either a "skirt" with individual leg holes inside of it, or a pair of shorts made to look like a skirt, depending on how you want to think about it. Common for female golfers to wear, between helping stay cool in the summer heat, leaving the legs largely free to function during a golf swing, avoiding any accidental panty shots by design, and nonetheless allowing the wearer to show off about 80% of their thighs.
* Quite apart from any cultural reason, this was a favourite look of Trinny Woodall of ''What Not to Wear'' fame... and one of the few that never did creep into the mainstream of the UK for much of the 2000s. T&S got their way about A-line skirts, wedge heels, stretch-sided knee-boots, and fitted t-shirts. This one, assigned usually to tall or short-legged women never convinced anyone.
* Male example: Toshiya, bassist of VisualKei band Music/DirEnGrey, has been known to sport a skirt over his jeans.
* Another male example: Music/KanyeWest has been known to sport a leather skirt/kilt over jeans, debuting the look in his ''Watch The Throne Tour'' with Music/JayZ.
* This style is popular in schools because it allows somebody to wear whatever length of skirt they want [[LoopholeAbuse without breaking the dress code]] since the shorts/leggings/pants would be counted as part of the bottom outfit.
* Wearing leggings underneath a skirt is a popular style in areas that experience cold weather, as the leggings would keep the usually-exposed legs warm.
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* In ''WebComic/SleeplessDomain'' Zoe, a recently out [[{{Transgender}} trans woman]], is still pretty unused to presenting as a female, so wears shorts under her school uniform skirt. Cue Heartful Punch, who's surprised there are girls that ''don't'' do that, and Outrageous Apple, who freely admits she wears them for the ModestyShorts trope.

* ''[[VideoGame/GodEater God Eater Burst]]''[=/=]''[[VideoGameRemake Resurrection]]'': [[GenderedOutfit Army uniform]] for female player character is a tight pants underneath pencil skirt as a clothing option. Unlockable in Rank 8.

* In ''Manga/SangatsuNoLion'', Hinata Kawamoto's casual wardrobe mainly consists of dresses over jeans.

** Sakura is an example for both variants. Before the TimeSkip, she wears tight shorts underneath a quipao-like dress, afterwards she keeps the shorts and wears them with a short skirt and a sleeveless zipper vest.

In {{Anime}}, it's common for some girls to wear bike shorts under their skirts, the characterization usually being one of shyness or tomboyishness (athletes are popular users of this trope). See also ModestyShorts, for when a [[ActionGirl girl]] wears shorts under her [[DangerouslyShortSkirt micro- or miniskirt]] to avoid {{Panty Shot}}s, ProperTightsWithASkirt (the sister trope to this) and TightsUnderShorts.

It's also a very common outfitting choice in KidCom shows, as well as for {{Adorkable}} female characters.

* ''Series/{{Eureka}}'': Holly Martin the {{Adorkable}} nerd wears this type of clothing.

* This style is popular in schools because it allows somebody to wear whatever length of skirt they want [[LoopholeAbuse without breaking the dress code]] since the shorts/leggings/pants would be counted as part of the bottom outfit. In some schools where skirts are a uniform piece, younger girls have to wear "modesty shorts" under their skirts.

* This style is popular in schools because it allows somebody to wear whatever length of skirt they want [[LoopholeAbuse without breaking the dress code]] since the shorts/leggings/pants would be counted as part of the bottom outfit.

** She was drawn with shorts under her skirt ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 in the regular comics]]'' and stories as ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' as well before her costume changed with the universe reboot in ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 2011]]''.