What to wear this weekend: FEMAIL picks out a selection of satin skirts
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SKIRTS ARE BACK
I’ve never really got skirts. What’s the point of them? I either want the power and masculinity of trousers, whether tailored or denim — or I want the elegance, formality and simplicity of a dress.
Skirts, of which I own precisely one, make me feel like I’m back at school. So my heart sank a little when I saw the bejewelled minis at Moschino. I heaved a heavy sigh at the diamond-encrusted midis at Dolce & Gabanna, and Gucci’s black pencil left me a curious mixture of bored and anxious.
SLINKY SATIN
The skirt is clearly back — and back with a vengeance. But how to get on board? The answer, for me, is in the current mania for all things 1990s (which shows no signs of waning) — and the bias-cut, satin slip skirt.
Remember Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998, starring as Estella in an updated Great Expectations? She was at the height of her powers, wearing that jaw-droppingly insouciant green Donna Karan slip skirt and barely buttoned blouse. That was the hook for me.
Turtleneck jumper, £135, and bias cut skirt, £115, both jigsaw-online.com; heels, £69.30, coastfashion.com
CRAM IN COLOUR
Luckily, thanks to the 1990s revival, there are plenty of satin slips to choose from on the High Street. Suddenly, all the advantages of a skirt seem obvious. Whatever goes with your dull old jeans will work just as well with this skirt — and you’ll look a damn sight more stylish.
It’s an easy way to breathe new life into a tired wardrobe, especially when you go for something colourful and eye-catching, like Boden’s hot pink design (below). Or take notes from Proenza Schouler and go for a brilliant blue — Hush has an affordable option for £59.
NOW SHOP THE TREND…
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