After I went to Miami a couple years ago I wrote about how I was bringing skirts and dresses back into my life: https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4957 Since then I’ve added more to my summer wardrobe rotation. But there was still something missing most of the time. My knees.
I have a medium sized scar under my right knee. I got it in 2020 – a skin reaction to an antibacterial used when that knee was scoped. But many years before that I’d removed my knees from public view most of the time. At some point I had decided that due to my age and/ or size shorts were off the table and I was capris only for summer wear. Even when I added skirts and dresses back in they were usually a similar length. My knees were off limits- at least when I was standing up.
But then skorts came along and this summer even a pair of Bermuda shorts have entered the chat. And the sun kept rising in the east. The world didn’t scream in terror at the sight of my weird knee scar or even a hint of thigh!
I’m not planning busting out Daisy Dukes or a miniskirt anytime soon. But 2 years ago I didn’t think I would ever put on a pair of shorts again either, so I guess anything is possible.