The Word “Hole” Is the Real Challenge
Here is where the puzzle gets genuinely interesting, and where most of the debate actually lives.
The question is not really about the skirt at all. The real question is: what do you personally consider a hole?
For some people, a hole is strictly a damaged area. A tear. A rip. Something that was not meant to be there. Under that definition, the only holes worth counting are the visible tears in the fabric. If you see two tears, you say two holes.
For other people, a hole is any opening through which air or light can pass. That opens the door, so to speak, to counting the waistband opening, the hemline opening, and any other gap in the garment regardless of whether it was intentional or accidental.
And for those who think in terms of fabric layers, every tear counts twice — once
