Though many think of them today as comically outdated women's underwear, over-the-knee bloomers were actually thought of as modesty shorts when they were introduced; they were mainly used by women riding bicycles in long dresses. Arrested Development: Tobias Fünke always wears a pair of cutoff jeans underneath his clothes (or even in the shower), due to being a self-diagnosed "Never-Nude". But there are many reasons to choose to wear longer, knee-length shorts. Tall women (like me! I’m 6’1″) may prefer long shorts to modestly cover more of their long legs. Ling Xiaoyu ◊ from Tekken commonly wears a qipao with shorts underneath; if not for these, she'd be bare all the way from the hips downward. And for extra modesty points, when wearing her bonus schoolgirl uniform in Tekken 3, one of her victory poses note where she does the splits during a handstand is disabled to prevent her from blatantly flashing her panties.

Crystal, when she's introduced in Pokémon Adventures, drops her skirt to take on some Slugma, revealing that she's wearing bike shorts underneath.

Examples:

Sakura from Naruto wears a pair of bike shorts under her dress. Ino is shown to use bandages for the same purpose when first introduced.

This is becoming a touch more common in recent years; the increasing commonality of women wearing more masculine clothing has made getting decently-fitting undershorts easier. Touken Ranbu: Kokindenju-no-Tachi as a male example: he wears what seems to be a Sailor Fuku with a very long tapered skirt, but with the problem that it's slit up to his hip. Because of this, he wears a pair of shorts underneath, which when coupled with the slit skirt still do a good job of accentuating his shapely, tattooed legs.

If your workplace allows shorts, longer shorts are more professional and can look really cute with a blazer or button down shirt. And many schools have dress codes that require shorts to reach their fingertips. Spielman was being questioned on Tuesday by MPs on the cross-party education committee about the inspectorate’s safeguarding record after the publication last week of Ofsted’s review of sexual misconduct in schools. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (sometimes referred to as “Mormon” or “LDS”), and have been counseled to dress modestly by our leaders. Part of that counsel is to specifically avoid “short shorts.” This is where Modesty Shorts come in. They let a girl run, jump, tumble, fight, climb ladders, or even fly without anyone catching a glimpse of her underwear. Other common variations are large puffy bloomers in non-period pieces which are used as a bit of a fancier version normally on more gothic characters. In Western works, spankies are worn for this purpose under cheerleading outfits, sometimes with tights or leggings.