A hula skirt is made of large green tea leaves and comes from Hawaii. The skirts Americans generally refer to as Hula skirts are tan colored, made from Lauhala (sp?) and are actually Tahitian skirts.
I love lace. It is elegant and feminine. My wedding gown had a lace skirt and lace on the sleeves, and I wore a lace veil. It depends on where you wear the lace. It doesn't have to be scratchy. I have an all lace dress, I wore for my daughter's weddi...
I saw some cute ones at Wal mart last week. They had knee high and long ones, without the slits. They were olive, denim and beige. And of course, they were modest prices.