Dozens of Saudis were seen debating on Twitter, where opinions were divided with competing twitter hashtags between those who were in favor of Khulood on her choice of clothing and others, who believed she should be punished.
Other Saudis came to the woman's defence, praising her "bravery".
The video, first shared on Snapchat, shows her walking around an empty historic fort in Ushaiager, a village north of the capital, Riyadh, in the desert region of Najd, where many of Saudi Arabia's most conservative tribes and families are from.
In the Saudi Arabia dress laws women and grown up girls are not allowed to wear short skirts.
Among several outrage tweets one user writes, "People who don't respect the kingdom's rules, don't deserve to live in it".
Journalist Khaled Zidan tweeted, "The return of the Haia [religious police] here is a must".
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"I am wondering how Vision 2030 can succeed if she is arrested".
The writer and philosopher, Wael al-Gassim, said he was "shocked to see those angry, scary tweets". Her face is briefly shown when she turns around and looks at the camera.
Many defending Khulood have used Melania and Ivanka Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia in May as an example, as neither the Furst Lady or daughter of the President opted to wear headscarves.
With more than half of the population of Saudi Arabia under 25-years-old, the country's 30-year-old heir to the throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has pushed for greater openings for entertainment in part to appease the country's youth, but strict gender segregation rules and other restrictions on women's movement remain in place.
"If she were a foreigner, they would sing about the beauty of her waist and the enchantment of her eyes". Some Orthodox of Saudi Arabia demanded to arrest her as she was accused of insulting Islamic religion. "But because she is Saudi they are calling for her arrest".
The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, one of the religious police wrote on Twitter that they were aware of the video and were in coordination with the competent authorities. According to local Okaz newspaper, officials in Ushayqar urged the provincial governor and police to take action against the woman, who could end up behind bars for violating the country's dress code.
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