I think the best E-Z way to set up a short skirt is to have it all hip mesh, with ghost thigh operators. As the figure's thighs are a child of the buttocks you will also automatically get rotations for the figures buttock's too. If you had a buttock operator you would get double rotations. Actually, a parent can have any number of children, look at the figure's hip, for example. I think you ment it the other way around, ernyoka1. ;-)