Just last week, it was snowing in N.Y.C. and we were more than surprised at the stars’ sartorial preparation for the cold (or rather, the lack thereof). Sleeveless dresses, naked legs, and sandals abounded, despite icy patches and sky-high snow banks.
But now that spring has (unofficially) sprung, with temps upwards of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, we’re slowly wrapping our heads around the idea of exposing our pasty winter-ridden legs to the sun, or to the public.
But the real question is, just how much? Just a sliver of an ankle, or the whole leg? As naked-leg pros, we let celebrities be our guide and used them as a scale, from one extreme end of the no-tights spectrum to the other.RELATED: 12 Times Celebrities Forgot It Was Winter
Taylor Swift (above)
Skirt length: Mini
Admittedly, the singer was snapped in sunny L.A., but it is only March. She flaunted her legs for days in a gray leopard-print Reformation mini with a quirky cat cross-body purse and cheery Louboutin peep-toes.
Jennifer Connelly
Skirt length: Mid-thigh
Connelly showed off her naked gams in a flirty velvet Louis Vuitton frock that grazed the middle of her thighs.
Kate Middleton
Skirt length: Lower mid-thigh
The Duchess of Cambridge dressed her baby bump in a Dalmatian-print Hobbs coat that skimmed her lower thigh.
Kate Mara
Skirt length: Above the knee
Mara aimed for some above-the-knee action in a sweet yellow-and-plum Valentino frock.
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Jennifer Lopez
Skirt length: At the knee
The musician sizzled in siren-red Preen curve-hugging dress with a rather modest hemline (for Lopez, that is) that hit right at the knee.
Odeya Rush
Skirt length: Below the knee
Rush’s Miu Miu skirt length may have been demure, but its patent red croc material was hot, hot, hot.
Emmy Rossum
Skirt length: Midi
The sheer tulle overlay brings the breezy spring-ready skirt from knee-length to midi.
Olivia Palermo
Skirt length: Tea
Hardly any skin exposure here—Palermo went for a sleek white calf-grazing pencil.
Kim Kardashian
Skirt length: At the ankle
Kardashian skirted the issue altogether with a long silhouette that revealed just a sliver of ankle.
Now, it’s your turn. Where do you land in the no-tights spectrum? Vote in the poll, below:
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