I'm an older woman and if you wanted a bathing bottom with a skirt they seem to mostly be mid thigh length. When it gets wet it's like carrying a wet towel around your waist & bottom half. But THIS adorable bottom is much more attractive AND you aren't carrying around a wet towel around your bottom half after getting wet. It covers the right amount of thigh and rear and looks so cute. I saw a very young lady wearing one like mine but in pink and it looked great on her too! So for any age young lady, girl or woman this bottom is PERFECT and you will get compliments on how atractive you look too (wink wink)!