Kelly Ripa Shares Her Wardrobe Non-Negotiables for "Live," Including the Rule She Refuses to Follow

There's a system behind every outfit Kelly Ripa wears on 'Live,' right down to which days call for pants instead of a skirt, and she's finally explaining how it works.

After 39 seasons on air, Kelly Ripa knows what she wants and doesn't want when it comes to her style choices for "Live with Kelly and Mark."

Her longtime stylist, Audrey Slater-Spiegel, is very familiar with Ripa's rules and habits, so she makes sure to plan the host's outfits around them, including which days call for pants instead of a skirt.

"She also knows when I don't feel like shaving my leg, so that's a pants leg," Ripa joked to People. "She'll be like, 'What day of hair growth on your legs is this.'"

These days, Ripa is no longer inclined to wear miniskirts. "I really try not to wear miniskirts at this age," she said, explaining that she prefers longer skirts since she's mostly sitting behind a desk during the show.

Another thing Ripa isn't having: the rule about not wearing white after Labor Day. "I never follow that rule," she revealed, adding that she's "in white pants year round."

"Did the entire back of my dress rip open? OK, fine. It's just a breakaway dress," she joked, before she tore off the rest of the loose piece of clothing and tossed it aside. "Who cares?" she said, and kept dancing.

It's a good reminder that for Ripa, personal style rules matter, but so does knowing when to just laugh it off.