The maxi skirt certainly isn't a new or unusual trend; like skinny jeans, when the style popped up I was not a fan, but after years of it continuing to be a style du jour, it began to grow on me until I finally caved and bought my own maxi dress. No regrets.
It may seem counter-intuitive, breaking out the longest skirt you own right when temperatures start to rise and everyone is stripping off their winter layers, but there's something indescribable about the feeling of the easy-breeziness of (most) maxi skirts while not having to worry about flashing your undergarments (or worse) (which I consider the one and only negative of mini skirts).
No matter where you are or what occasion you're wearing it for, there's a maxi skirt out there for everyone.
1. Go casual with jersey knit and a t-shirt style top...
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| shopbop.com |
2. Up the ante and go slightly fancier with an airy material and bright florals...
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| Alice + Olivia |
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| H&M Design Award 2014 (Eddy Anemian) photo |
3. Be sleek and polished with a tube skirt and monochromatic color scheme...
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| A La Modesty |
4. Mix it up with a floor-length kimono-style maxi dress and a minidress peeking out from beneath...
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| Mary-Kate Olsen, 2006 photo |
5. Add some interest with a print and thigh-high slit...
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| photo |
6. Or just put together one of the most sublime outfits ever...
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| Caroline Blomst photographs Catalina on the streets of Paris photo |
All these photos can also be found on my Pinterest board Wear.
I pinned the outfit in #6 over a year ago, and I love it so much that it's remained the front main photo for that particular board since then. The perfect jewel-tone of the green, the simple black top, the tiny sliver of skin, and a statement necklace that isn't matchy-matchy but also isn't clashy = perfection. Now I just need to have a life that involves me going to events that require this type of outfit. Yeah, maybe one day.
My own maxi dress and my feet wish you a good day!
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