A convertible short pants and skirt garment is disclosed including releaseable fastening hook and pile fabric means connecting the front and back portions to form a crotch whereby the garment is a pair of pants with depending legs. Each of the front and back bottom edge portions is folded inwardly with the fastening means in nonclosing condition thereby respectively forming inwardly directed front and back pleats whereby the garment is a skirt. The hook portion of the fastening means is located on the outer garment surface so that when it is folded onto itself, it adheres to partially close the back pleat in the skirt.The legs can be extended to form longer pants and either the releaseable fastening means can extend to the lower ends of the pants or can terminate generally above the knee portions.