History Main / SkirtOverSlacks

* KikisDeliveryService uses the bloomers verity to avoid inappropriate upskit shots of the often flying heroin.

** Asuna plays to this in later chapters, too.

* ''ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'': Mikoto Misaka wears shorts under her skirt.

* Mikoto Misaka of the ''ACertainMagicalIndex'' franchise has this trope as her fashion calling card, much to [[PsychoLesbian Kuroko Shirai's]] dismay.

* ''[=~Pokémon~=]'': May and both Sapphire's wears a skirt over her bicycle shorts.

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* See [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churidar here]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salwar_kameez here]]. Female martial arts performers from the east almost universally prefer to dress this way; a demonstration by Jasmine Simhalan, UK-based choreographer and martial artist, can be seen [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/JasmineSimhalan-kalaripayatt-silambam.gif here]]. Also becoming increasingly popular across the world in different variations, due to its inherent practicality.

* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sari sari]] is more of a dress over lose pants but the principle is the same.
** It's actually not. You wear a petticoat - a skirt - underneath a sari, not pants. Though it was trendy to wear denim jeans in lieu of a petticoat in the late 90's, early 2000's.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skort Skorts]], popular with female sports players.

Note that this is applicable only when either the skirt or the pants could be done away with completely without making to outfit too risque

A fashion choice in which a woman wears a skirt (or dress) over a pair of pants or shorts. A compromise between [[RealWomenNeverWearDresses wearing a dress or not]], it affords one the fashionable option of wearing a skirt without forgoing the practicality of pants, or the practical option of wearing pants without forgoing the fashion options inherent in wearing a skirt. Women who opt for this look can be seen as trying to maintain a balance between femininity and practicality, as it essentially boils down being able to wear a skirt while [[AvertedTrope avoiding]] [[PantyShot the most obvious potential drawback]].

Note that this is applicable only when the skirt is not a functionally necessary part of the outfit; wearing stockings, bloomers, pantyhose, etc. under the skirt does not qualify.

* Some girls in Modern Orthodox Jewish communities often wear skirts over jeans.

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* Subverted in "SuperSmashBrosMelee" : Young Link has shorts under his skirt.

** Izumi also wears these in the first season of the anime for a quick joke/censorship reasons , but in the manga she is [[IncrediblyLamePun shown]][[PantyShot not to]].

* ''[=~Pokémon~=]'': May/Sapphire wears a skirt over her bicycle shorts.

** Justified in that she was wearing a Superman themed cheerleading outfit at the time she was accidentily sent to Earth, long story.

** Justified that she was wearing a Superman theme cheerleading outfit at the time she was accidentily sent to Earth, long story.