Where do I start? I was talking with a big collector of collectibles the other day and he thinks that Ferris Bueller's vest was THE clothing item of the mid-80s movies and I said no way - Molly Ringwald's outfit in The Breakfast Club for any woman of a certain era!!!
That said, I have always been a skirt person - you put it perfectly when you related them to sweatpants! I travel in a skirt - my fave for a few years is a long sherbet colored striped knit skirt as it works just as well with sneakers and a t-shirt as it does dressed up for a work meeting with a blazer. Tights or bare legs - another thing that makes skirts so flexible for all weathers and a travel/comfort staple. But mostly, I love the flexibility and ease and the sense of wearing something different and slightly special. And maybe for me, it's just that my body shape looks so much better in a skirt than pants?
An artist friend once commented that girls wear shorts, women wear skirts. I've never forgotten that. Also, I love the look of a man in a skirt! Skirts for all!
Thanks for the inspo! I'm going to dive into the back of my closet and have some fun!
Wow, this newsletter was a serious ADVENTURE in skirts, bags and fantastic blazer coats! I love the necklace stack you have on while trying to make the J Peterman skirt work for you. I have a few J Peterman classics in my wardrobe from the old days when there was a store!
Thank you for showing so many ways to wear a skirt, I want to find a button up to wear open over pants now! And I hope an orange and white striped bag is somewhere in my future!
I always say I have to read this in front of the computer so I can get the full effect of all the links you share! It would be so fun to see all the links as a collage someday -- you really make ATA a r-i-c-h reading experience!
OMG Tene, there is so much good stuff in here i am going to have to come back for a deeper dive...i know that was a ton of work to put together, catalogue, share links and looks, so thank you for all this wonderful inspiration....Ton Sur Ton?...i had forgotten about them...that homemade ebay skirt makes ME happy...i LOVE the silver bag leandra did with Soeur..i want to see a pic of the Anne Klein skirt with the jersey:) xo
Love the looks, Christene! Currently wearing a summery knit dress with a cashmere sweater layered over the top, sneakers, and a red flower brooch to kick it up a notch. As always, I’m inspired to play in my closet tonight and create some new looks!
Hi Christene! What are these necklaces you are wearing in the last two slides?? Vintage I assume!? I have a similar Monet gold ball necklace and would love to see how you layered yours...
So I feel the same way about DRESSES. Skirts sometimes hit me weird and just don’t fit right around the middle and I am short so often the whole length thing does me in or I look like a Mennonite child if they are too long. (Though this has not stopped me from continuing to buy skirts in a very 1950’s Dior New Look silhouette, including a vintage Loden green Hermes silk number that I LOVE and countless Marni print skirts-- and we won’t even discuss every denim skirt that I always think will change my life but ultimately is a mistake). But DRESSES-- they can be so freeing! Easy to wear, comfortable, they have become by go to when traveling and for work it becomes a simple one piece item which makes outfit choosing that much simpler. I love them. ❤️
Where do I start? I was talking with a big collector of collectibles the other day and he thinks that Ferris Bueller's vest was THE clothing item of the mid-80s movies and I said no way - Molly Ringwald's outfit in The Breakfast Club for any woman of a certain era!!!
That said, I have always been a skirt person - you put it perfectly when you related them to sweatpants! I travel in a skirt - my fave for a few years is a long sherbet colored striped knit skirt as it works just as well with sneakers and a t-shirt as it does dressed up for a work meeting with a blazer. Tights or bare legs - another thing that makes skirts so flexible for all weathers and a travel/comfort staple. But mostly, I love the flexibility and ease and the sense of wearing something different and slightly special. And maybe for me, it's just that my body shape looks so much better in a skirt than pants?
This is SO GOOD as ever Christene - invigorating spring vibes! Just what I need for inspo. Thank you 💚
In love with the 20's tennis vibes!
An artist friend once commented that girls wear shorts, women wear skirts. I've never forgotten that. Also, I love the look of a man in a skirt! Skirts for all!
Thanks for the inspo! I'm going to dive into the back of my closet and have some fun!
Xx
Love love the preppy camel skirt! My size and vibe! Would love it!
Wow, this newsletter was a serious ADVENTURE in skirts, bags and fantastic blazer coats! I love the necklace stack you have on while trying to make the J Peterman skirt work for you. I have a few J Peterman classics in my wardrobe from the old days when there was a store!
Thank you for showing so many ways to wear a skirt, I want to find a button up to wear open over pants now! And I hope an orange and white striped bag is somewhere in my future!
I always say I have to read this in front of the computer so I can get the full effect of all the links you share! It would be so fun to see all the links as a collage someday -- you really make ATA a r-i-c-h reading experience!
OMG Tene, there is so much good stuff in here i am going to have to come back for a deeper dive...i know that was a ton of work to put together, catalogue, share links and looks, so thank you for all this wonderful inspiration....Ton Sur Ton?...i had forgotten about them...that homemade ebay skirt makes ME happy...i LOVE the silver bag leandra did with Soeur..i want to see a pic of the Anne Klein skirt with the jersey:) xo
Love the looks, Christene! Currently wearing a summery knit dress with a cashmere sweater layered over the top, sneakers, and a red flower brooch to kick it up a notch. As always, I’m inspired to play in my closet tonight and create some new looks!
Ahhh I'm getting the MD bomber jacket!! Did you get XS-S ? Not sure I can handle the Oversize version!
“Skirts secretly have sweatpants attitude” ABSOLUTELY! Love this, Christene, Sorceress of Skirts ✨
Hi Christene! What are these necklaces you are wearing in the last two slides?? Vintage I assume!? I have a similar Monet gold ball necklace and would love to see how you layered yours...
So I feel the same way about DRESSES. Skirts sometimes hit me weird and just don’t fit right around the middle and I am short so often the whole length thing does me in or I look like a Mennonite child if they are too long. (Though this has not stopped me from continuing to buy skirts in a very 1950’s Dior New Look silhouette, including a vintage Loden green Hermes silk number that I LOVE and countless Marni print skirts-- and we won’t even discuss every denim skirt that I always think will change my life but ultimately is a mistake). But DRESSES-- they can be so freeing! Easy to wear, comfortable, they have become by go to when traveling and for work it becomes a simple one piece item which makes outfit choosing that much simpler. I love them. ❤️