History Main / SkirtOverslacks

* Eva from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', which also resemble a Chinese Cheongsam.

* "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 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.

* ''Anime/{{Saki}}'': [[{{Bifauxnen}} Inoue Jun]] wear pants under her skirt. Justified, as she would otherwise show her underwear everytime she play mahjong because she sit cross-legged.

** 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.

* ''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.

* 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.

** ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonIslandOfHappiness'': Natalie wears a tan skirt over black pants (Though, her sprite and official art makes it hard to tell if the skirt isn't actually a waist apron).

* 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's skirt being [[PrettyInMink a fur pelt]].

* Karin of the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series wears a 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.

** Aelita's Season 4 avatar have arguably a transluscent skirt over spandex leggings.

* "Skorts" are a play on this. They're one item of clothing that is either a "skirt" with 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 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 tshirts. This one, assigned usually to tall or short-legged women never convinced anyone.

* May from ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' and [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} her]] [[Manga/PocketMonsters several]] [[Manga/PokemonAdventures counterparts]].

* 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.]]

* Haruhi Fujioka in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostclub'' often wears a dress over jeans when she's not required to Cosplay as a boy.

* May from ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' and [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} her]] [[Manga/PocketMonsters several]] [[Manga/PokemonSpecial counterparts]].

* ''Series//SchittsCreek'': David Rose often wears a man's skirt over pants, usually black.

* Sock in ''Webcomic/WelcomeToHell'' is a real male example of this. He wears a purple skirt over his pants.

* ''''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'':
** VideoGame/HarvestMoonIslandOfHappiness'': Natalie wears a tan skirt over black pants (Though, her sprite and official art makes it hard to tell if the skirt isn't actually a waist apron).

* ''[[Franchise/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 ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' the GF of the main character wears a flower print skirt over jeans.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Bandette}}, Bandette's usual costume is a red minidress over a black SpyCatsuit, plus a cape.

** She was drawn with shorts under her skirt in the regular comics as well before her costume changed with the universe reboot in 2011.
** Pre-Crisis Supergirl wore a pleated red skirt over her blue leotard in The Eighties.

* This was sometimes used as a form of rebellion in the days when school {{Dress Code}}s required girls to wear skirts to class.
** Many girls who attend schools that make them wear skirts as part of a uniform will wear shorts under their skirts. It's warmer and a safeguard against accidentally flashing someone.
* Often adopted as a practical solution in the winter months, by girls or women who want to wear skirts but don't want their legs to freeze off when they're walking around outdoors. The pants or jeans may or may not be discarded once they're inside.
* 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.
* Girls in Modern Orthodox Jewish communities often wear skirts over jeans.
* This is common among Muslim women who feel (or are [[UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia forcefully]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} instructed]]) that "modest clothing" necessarily involves wearing long, loose, flowing garments--in public, at least. Such women often wear more fashionable outfits--often including slacks or jeans--under the loose garment, which would be taken off at home or in female-only settings.

* At least in Germany, this was part of women's fashion around the millennium. The twist: It was one piece of clothing, a pair of long pants with a micro-miniskirt in the same color sewn on.

* In one chapter of ''AishiteruzeBaby'', Kokoro wears pants to school under her skirt to hide bruises from a near-rape.

* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon: Island of Happiness'':
** Natalie wears a tan skirt over black pants (Though, her sprite and official art makes it hard to tell if the skirt isn't actually a waist apron).

** In ''Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade'', Supergirl wears a pleated red skirt over her Supergirl outfit (which is otherwise identical in design to Superman's usual costume).

* In IDW's ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW Transformers]]'' "-ations" series, the tomboyish [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Infiltration3_VeritySURPRISE.jpg Verity Carlo]] wears a skirt over leggings-style pants.

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