Travel Skirts

Long skirts versus short travel skirts, Fabrics, Colors

Travel skirts are a good alternate to travel pants, provided you are a skirt wearer in real life, when not on the road. Some women prefer long skirts to pants, and wear them well.

Why Pack and Wear a (long or knee-length) travel skirt?

• Some find that skirts make it easier to use the 'facilities', especially outdoor or squat toilets. I tested this theory once, but only once, on a trip to Haiti. I am just not a skirt person, and found it uncomfortable. For me, the skirts' extra fabric and therefore greater amount of suitcase space needed weren't worth it. But then, I am not a skirt wearer; for those who are, they are a great travel choice.
• Some believe skirts are required in some countries like Ethiopia. For the record, we women all wore long pants and were considered acceptably dressed, even in the churches.

Don't Pack Short Travel Skirts: Generally, culture-wise, very short skirts (mini) are an iffy wardrobe choice for many places, and may send strangers a message you may not intend. Even though they may not say anything, revealing clothing may make them uncomfortable, and interfere with your getting to know them. If you will be at a resort for a week or two, you'll likely get more use from a sun dress.

See styles of travel skirts on Amazon. There are some nice longer length skirts there.

How many skirts to pack? What Color(s)? What Fabric is best for a travel skirt? The same travel wardrobe guidelines apply to travel skirts as for travel pants.

• Three Travel Skirts / Pants: One on you, one in the laundry and one clean skirt / pair of pants.
• Neutral Colors in Darker Shades: Black, tan, brown, navy or dark blue seem to work best. They won't show dirt or travel grime as much as lighter shades, especially white. Caveat: Think about denim long and hard: Heavy weight denim (any color) can be stiff, and takes forever to dry unless you send it to the hotel laundry.. See How to Pack a Suitcase page for pictures of the colors, etc I packed for a trip.
• Good Fabrics for Travel Skirts: Any of the high tech, fast-dry, breathable, wrinkle-proof fabrics work well. Cotton is good, if it's the type that doens't wrinkle like mad, though crinkle cotton can work extremely well (easy to  rinse out at night, and not worry about ironing). Linen? Not good. Really.

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See Examples of Travel Skirts at Amazon.com

To see examples of the type of travel skirts I am talking about, have a look at them online at Amazon.com -- USA as it has the most complete stock.) Look for travel skirts in neutral colors to coordinate with other travel clothing; or choose a print skirt if your tops are solid colors. Here's a Royal Robbins travel skirt in several different colors with a hem pocket that would work, and an Ex Officio travel skirt with tech features, quick-dry, with pockets, that's lightweight.

• DENIM Travel Skirts: This is the type of skirt I wore to Haiti -- see  Denim Travel Skirt --  and it packed up small enough, and went with all my tops, and didn't show dirt etc.
• Sarongs wrapped at the waist can be worn as a casual skirt: See Sarongs on Amazon here.

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Travel Clothes Pants * Shirts, Tops * Shoes, Sandals, Socks * Bathing Suits: * Underwear * Sleepwear * Rainwear Ponchos

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Specialty travel packing pages:

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