Tuckin' the skirts

[Eric the Ugly]

Thanks, ladies. Much appreciated.

Gem, reading your post and seeing the pics, I can see that I at least was under the mistaken impression that skirts tucked in the way shown were just..well..just tucked. I didn't realize they were already split-front.

isabelladangelo, your post was helpful, and she tried it just so the other day and it looked great.

I guess I thought there was some arcane science to the whole deal.  Looks like it's more a matter of "whatever and whichever". All's well.

Thanks so much, everyone!

[Dinobabe]

They don't have to be split to be tucked!  It's just "one" way.

[gem]

I think Dinobabe's right. You could probably manage a sort of split-front look by getting the front of the overskirt gathered up really tightly.... but a split front makes it a lot easier and less bulky.

[Dinobabe]

I tried to find a picture of how I did mine, but couldn't.  I would take the bottom of the skirt above each foot and slightly to the side (there abouts) and tuck that into my belt.  It gave a swoop of fabric in the front.  Depending on how much fabric you tuck and from what side you take the majority (from in front or from the side) you can change the look.  If you currently have a standard skirt try it out just to see what looks you can manage. 
But like Gem said, if you really want the split look then yes, you will probably need a split skirt.  I would recommend making the skirt double sided.  Then when you tuck the front ends you will have another, complementary, color exposed.  It also gives you two skirts in one!  I like to tuck my split skirt into the back of my belt so I have sort of a swoosh of different color towards the back.  My skirt is red on one side with really wide green trim on the bottom; and green on the other side with the front two panels in rusted orange.  I basically have four skirts in one depending on how I wear it!

[Delireus]

I've got a split front skirt and I love it! I wear a shorter skirt under it, then with the split in front, I take the corner hem of each split and bring it around to my back, and tuck it in the waistband. With my shorter skirt in front, it sort of gives it a burlesque look I think. Depending on where you grab the skirt to tuck it, and where you tuck it on your waist, such as on the sides or the back, you can change the angle of the A it creates.