Shopping - ASOS

Our first contributor (remember, you can suggest or share content here) brought up ASOS - a great site if you're looking for a mainstream look while still sporting a rather tight skirt.  While their offerings change constantly, they've often featured rather slim skirts and dresses - particularly designs that don't feature a slit, therefore visibly impeding the stride while not overtly looking extreme.  Here are a couple of current examples:

What is particularly great about the ASOS site is that they feature runway videos of all their products, so you can actually see how the garments look on a walking model.  I highly recommend checking it out - you'll see why I included the pieces above.  You can find several similar skirts and dresses by simply doing a search for "maxi."  Also, I want to point out that the link here are to the US site, but ASOS has several other regional variations as well.

Runway - Versus Spring 2011

Versace's Versus collection for Spring 2011 featured a lot of calf-length skirts and dresses that were cut rather slim, forcing the models to pay a bit more attention to their walk.

Shopping - HMS Latex

HMS Latex has always impressed me with their designs, including gorgeous hobble skirts and mermaid gowns, as well with the great product photography, of which you can see more at their deviantART gallery.  

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Shopping - Smile and Cry

Ran across the Russian fetish fashion site Smile-and-Cry, which features several hobble dress designs (it appears all their work is custom), including this amazing full enclosure dress that actually zips over the feet!

For most of you that don't speak Russian, the Google Translate plug-in does pretty well.

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Open Thread - What Do You Like About Hobble Skirts?

Let us know your thoughts - what is it that attracts you to hobble skirts?