This is not to say that I am determined to buy skirts to wear this summer. Nope, I've already got plenty of them in my wardrobe--ok, three to be exact, but that is plenty for a non-skirt wearer like me. We all have that one thing that we buy and then wind up taking directly to Good Will with the tags still on it because we can never figure out how to wear it. For me, that thing is skirts. I grew up in pants and I pretty much prefer them to anything else, but if I have to get dresses up, I head straight for a dress. With a dress, the hardest part is done at the store: finding the right dress for your shape. After that, it's just a matter of picking out shoes and jewelry. The designer has otherwise done all of the work for you. Skirts are a whole different animal. Skirts require that you pair them with shirts, which can be a total nightmare. I don't know if it is that I buy the wrong skirts for my shape or if my shape is just not conducive to skirt wear or if, quite frankly, I just don't have a clue.
This summer, I've decided to wear skirts on rainy days. It's not like I can go out and dig in my yard on days like this anyway. I can however get my oil changed, buy groceries, generally be seen in public, and do light housework--all things my mom and grandma did while wearing skirts.
So today, I drug this skirt out into the light. I bought it a couple of years ago at Christopher & Banks when it was on clearance and the beautiful pattern and colors screamed at me to take them home. At first, I thought I would wear it with a white top, but it just didn't look right. So it got banished to the back of my closet. Today I gave up trying to match it to anything exactly and pulled out this teal colored top that I got from a street vendor in Korea and the dusty aqua lacy tank from Maurices that has also been hanging out waiting for me to wear it with something. Add my go to summer shoes, and I was good to go. I have to wear a different shape of top with skirts, so though I normally wear the blouse untied, I went ahead and tied it to go with this skirt.
Skirts can be a pain to "style" for a lot of women. My only thought is: If you have one you love, don't give up, and try it on with every top you own until you find one that works. If that doesn't work, take it to some place like Maurices and have the salesperson help you find something. It's their job, chances are they are better at it than you think.
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