Posted by smart-admin in Featured,Skirts on May 11, 2011
Smart Designer Skirts
Whilst dresses are the perfect all in one outfit, sometimes the best look is a nice smart skirt and top. This season you can pick from eighties fabulous skater girl style, glam seventies, pin-up fifties or bohemian chic.
Designer of the moment, Christopher Kane has stretched the boundaries of fashion and given us stunning skirts in his trademark out there colour scheme. Fluorescent yellows and greens are thrown onto leather A-line mini’s that look so much like lace, thanks to intricate laser cut detailing, that you are technically nailing three trends in one. Tuck in a plain white tee and throw on a pair of high heels for a look that will turn heads, all summer long.
Office dressing has never been more of a minefield, than it is today, in our fashion driven world but it has also never been easier to find a gorgeous designer piece that is smart enough to hold its own, in any workplace. Nothing looks smarter than a sleek shirt and pencil skirt teamed with a pair of classy pumps and Gucci have done an amazing line of pencil skirts this season. The draping in the Pleat-detailed silk-crepe pencil skirt, adds an edge to a perfect boardroom look and with a simple shoe change you could take this from day to night with little effort.
Another designer that obviously had work-wear fashion in mind when they rolled out their latest collection was Hannah MacGibbon at Chloe. The collection is home to smart skirts in muted tones from mini to maxi length, the gorgeous Cashmere wrap skirt is an understated nod to the ballet trend and would look perfect with a white shirt and leather wedges.
Out of the office, the maxi or midi skirt is the toast of the style elite, not the easiest lengths to wear but as long as you pick the highest heels you own, you can’t go far wrong with Erdem. This Canadian born designer earned his fashion stripes, working under Diane Von Furstenberg and it wasn’t long before his talent shown through and he started his own label. Here you’ll find almost ethereal skirts that are so summery you might just need sunglasses to look at them. Using lace, chiffon, floral prints and his eye for feminine style he has given us an amazing choice for June to September.
If you prefer to stick to mini’s but bright, out there, prints are definitely your style then check out Stella McCartney’s, Citrus print cotton skirt for that upmarket Carmen Miranda homage or head on over to Vanessa Bruno for cute little, straight off the runway pieces, in girly shapes and punchy prints. These skirts look gorgeous with the matching tops but would work just as well with a pared down tank top and subtle heels.
A skirt is definitely the most versatile wardrobe item, dress it up or down and wear it everywhere and the best thing about it is, come winter you can simply slip on a pair of opaques and carry on working it.
Hervé Léger Paneled stretch-jersey skirt by Hervé Léger
