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As vogue US tells me, long skirts need not only be for the night time... thankyou anna for that dazzling piece of insight. I have long been interested in the long skirt (haha). After having dabbled with it rather unsuccessfully in 2004 and 2005, trying in vain to recreate the boho-chic look of sienna miller, i swore off the long skirt throughout 2006 and 2007 in an attempt to recover. Now, at the end of 2008, i feel i am ready to take the plunge. Again.
It does take a measure of confidence to wear a long skirt. Why? Because it is by nature conservative, it covers your legs completely and offers only a hint of shape as you take a step, the outline of your leg straining briefly against the fabric. Especially in a society like ours, and even more so in Sydney, where the culture is less is more, and by less i mean micro mini crop tops and micro mini shorts. Wearing a long skirt is covering up, going against the grain, and not being overtly sexual, something that is definitely against society's mould.
But then there can be something sexy about a long skirt. It is the hint of the body underneath really, like sheer tops, allowing a glimpse every now and then of the shape of the leg, but not the whole thing itself. Like sheer, you are invited to look and guess, but never to actually know. At least, not until the skirt comes off. ;) Long skirts are also blissfully glamorous in a nonchalant kind of way. It's to the floor, and therefore flippy and elegant in the manner of an evening gown. But then it's made of jersey or cotton and is comfortable. A long skirt is the best of both worlds!
The Olsen twins are undoubtedly the two greatest ambassadors for this garment. With their petite frames it is easy to make anything look good, but this is not an outfit just for the small. The Olsens provide great pointers as to what to wear with a long skirt, Mary-Kate often teams hers with gladiator sandals and monochrome separates, a loose tee-shirt, blazer and a thick belt. Ashley wears hers with big combat boots and knitwear, embellished vests and a colourful bag.
So, the long and the short of it is, why not take the plunge and try a long skirt? Some will say it's a trend better left buried in the midst of the 1990s, but then those are the same people who abhor tartan and overalls, and i really don't mind them on the right person and when worn with style... With a little confidence and a lot of attitude the long skirt can work.
[a little polyvore set of some ways to wear a long skirt, on the left we have dorothy perkins cardian, burberry bag, lanvin flats, stella mccartney top and junya watanabe skirt.
on the right we have the mary-kate inspired outfit of the row tee shirt, junya watanabe skirt, mcQ blazer, givenchy bag and asos sandals.]
thoughts? what say you?
and thankyou all for your lovely comments and for reading the blog, i'm glad you like it so far. reading what you have to say really does put a smile on my face.!
Edit; ah what the hell. i'm so self conscious, but i'm wearing a long skirt today and i took photos of me wearing it, and since it applies to this post... be kind! sorry for the terrible blurry photos, i'm new to the whole self timer thing. if any of you ever come back to this blog i will be very surprised. my bad hair day will have scared you all off!!
long skirt; tree of life, sandals; target, striped top; APC, flower overshirt; vintage.
I really like the effect the stripes have under the flower shirt which is semi-sheer. You can see it better in this picture;
No longer anonymous! it's strangely... liberating.
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