Great or Gauche: Maxi skirts
June 17, 2012 by admin
Filed under Choosing Lingerie
Blink, and you probably won’t miss the maxi skirt – it appears to be here to stay.
It’s quite refreshing to see Hollywood’s leading ladies regularly choosing longer length over bottom-grazing hemlines. Though they’re a sign of a fledgling economy, long skirts are also indicative of a true lady – and we love that! Another season of exposed thighs, and our remaining respect for Hollywood might fly right out the window.
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Shop the trend:
1. Pepe Jeans Striped Maxi skirt
2. Veda Yves dress
3. J. Crew Jardin maxiskirt
But how do you wear one? The wrong blouse or too-loose tank can make the trend appear aged – like, 18th Century lady-about-town aged.
There are, however, many ways to wear a maxi well. We love them pleated, colour-blocked, sheer, monochromatic and casual, like a long t-shirt that’s tailored to one’s body. You can wear them as a skirt, or as a dress, and right down to the floor or tailored to your ankle. A slit to the knee or thigh exposing your leg offers a more tasteful version of ‘sexy’.
Tips to keep in mind: if you’re short, you should wear your maxi more fitted than billowy to keep the shape of your body. And, since the skirt is the centre of attention, your top and accessories should be simpler – perhaps with a silky, neutral-tone tank with two gold bangles for decoration.
So what do you think? Are maxi skirts too old-fashioned and frumpy? Or are they the sign of a lady, and a stylish one at that?
Help us decide, are maxi skirts great or gauche?
