Move over, pleats. The midi skirt’s now all about the angles
I hope below-the-knee skirts stay in fashion for ever. It won’t happen, but I can dream. I love these skirts with a passion, because they make life easier. A below-the-knee hemline minimises the need for depilation and tanning-related leg admin, saving precious time, money and headspace. Also – and it is hard to overstate the importance of this – a longer skirt hemline works with flat shoes. If you are wearing a knee-length skirt, changing from a high-heeled sandal to a flat loafer can take you from Carine Roitfeld to Mrs Doubtfire with alarming speed, but a shoe change is a breeze in a longer skirt.
I’m going to assume that you have mastered the midi-length skirt by now. The default skirt length has been well below the knee for a good three years now, so there is no excuse for not having grasped that this once frumpy look is the height of chic. Fashion years are a bit like dog years, so this is a reign of Ming dynasty longevity. Anyway, the point is that it’s no longer enough to be, like, I’m wearing a long skirt, check out how on-trend I am, job done. Just getting the length right isn’t impressing anyone in summer 2018. You need to add some detail.
Related: What I wore this week: the best cardigan on the high street | Jess Cartner-Morley
Continue reading...