The It’s All Love denim mini is described as mid-rise, pleated and decorated with lace-up ribbon ties. The short charted length deserves a physical check before styling it: S is 32 cm, M 33 and L 34. The listing does not explain whether the ribbons alter waist circumference or only the look of the pleats.

Make a simple hem marker

Cut a paper strip 32 cm long and mark 33 and 34 cm on it. Hold its top at the waist height where a mid-rise skirt sits comfortably for you, then see where each mark lands while standing and sitting. This is a planning exercise on your body, not a test of the listed skirt. Ask where the seller begins the length measurement, whether pleats are included in the endpoint, and for a current side photo.

Check waist and hip together

S lists 60 cm waist and 80 cm hip; M 64 and 84; L 68 and 88. Each row adds 4 cm to both. Measure a denim skirt you can sit in at its actual waistband level and at the widest hip point. Ask whether the listed values are finished garment dimensions or body suggestions, and for flat closed measurements if possible. A mid-rise label does not identify the distance from waistband to hip, and no rise figure appears here.

Find the function of the ribbon

Request a close image with the laces loosened and tightened and ask whether they change the waistband, a side panel or neither. Do not count them as extra room until the mechanism is confirmed. The source names denim but no fiber blend, closure or lining. Those details matter especially when comparing a short pleated hem with a skirt you already own.