The black pleated denim mini skirt has a plain-looking upper section, flap pockets at the sides and a pleated lower section in the current gallery. The source describes a high waist and side pockets. These features make three separate checks useful before choosing S, M or L: where the waistband sits, where the pocket flaps fall, and where the hem lands on you.

Use a skirt you own as a hem marker

Find a skirt whose coverage you already understand. Put it on at the waist height you would use for this high-waisted design and measure its length from the same top point down to the hem. The source lists 36 cm for S, 37 cm for M and 38 cm for L. Those 1 cm steps are small enough that choosing a larger size solely to gain coverage may leave the waist and hip different from what you wanted. Use a soft tape or a pinned ribbon to mark 36, 37 and 38 cm from your intended waist position, then inspect the result while standing and sitting. This is an exercise with your own clothing, not a wear test of this skirt.

Each move up a row adds 4 cm to both listed waist and hip, but only 1 cm to length. If your reference skirt fits at the waist yet its hem is too high, this chart does not by itself promise that the next size solves the coverage question. The listing does not define whether waist and hip are garment measurements or body recommendations, nor whether length begins at the waistband top. Confirm those conventions before using a close comparison.

Check the pocket and pleat zone separately

The gallery places flap pockets around the outer hip and starts the pleated part lower than the waistband. A shirt ending at the pocket line may hide one of the skirt’s defining details; a tucked or shorter top makes the pocket and pleat break more visible. Those are styling possibilities, not a bundled outfit. If you want to carry something in the pockets, ask for pocket depth and closure details rather than inferring capacity from the photo. A flap can be decorative or cover a small opening; the source does not measure it.

The pleated lower section looks wider than the fitted-looking upper section, so hip room and hem coverage should not be treated as one measurement. Compare a skirt you own at the waistband, hip and lower pleat line. The source does not give pleat depth, lower opening width or rise from waist to pleat. Ask for those points if the skirt must clear a particular top, coat or underlayer.

Make the decision in order

First choose the waist position you intend to wear; next compare the 66/70/74 cm waist and 92/96/100 cm hip rows with a reference skirt; finally mark 36/37/38 cm on your own body for coverage. The listing calls the material denim but does not state a fiber percentage, stretch or care method. Leave those as questions if they affect the purchase. The photograph helps identify the black pleated shape; it cannot establish your hem position or pocket function.