During the summer, I like white skirts and pants. They capture the essence of summer.
A white skirt or white pants is also the basis of an extremely simple outfit formula, which is: WHITE SKIRTPANTS + X = Dressed.
In this equation, X can stand for almost anything (not, perhaps, fur vest, but almost anything), and you are good to go.
To demonstrate this point, I will be publishing a series of posts (WHITE SKIRTPANTS + X) over the course of the summer showing, um, white skirts and pants until you agree with me that this is a very easy approach to summer dressing.
We’ll all be crying uncle by Labor Day.
As you may remember, I don’t actually like skirts (and I dislike spending money on pants), so I am quite content to rely on old skirts and pants from season to season and to focus my efforts on the X part of the equation.
For summer, I bought a couple of Marni tops from The RealReal at a fraction of their original retail price.
The Photographer insisted that I share this shot. I agree that the background is very beautiful, but fear that I look too monumental . . . like the statute of a dictator.*
Come closer and take a look at this pattern.
Now, let’s take a look at the same top with my old (very old) eyelet skirt.
This pretty eyelet is actually sturdy, and is layered over a cotton lining.
Finishing things off, my 2019 NSFW sandals: a leather and foam platform adaptation of the classic Teva sandal, which I bought only because the platform Tevas I really wanted were sold out. I have consoled myself with the thought that leather is more suitable for work than nylon webbing.
I have fallen hard for this BS luxury sport sandal fad, but I promise that I will never purchase a pair made by Prada or Fendi.
I have fallen hard for this BS luxury sport sandal fad, but I promise that I will never purchase a pair made by Prada or Fendi.
Top: Marni from The RealReal; Pinstripe skirt: Ganni; Eyelet skirt: Talbots; Bag: Coach; Shoes; Jslides Blakley Sandals; Watch: TechnoMarine
* Did you know that North Korea has developed a whole export industry in the economic sector of . . . statutes of dictators? C’est vrai!
I only bought my first pair of white jeans two years ago, and once I had them I didn’t know why I’d held out so long. It must have had something to do with those children I had along the way, who no doubt would have wiped their noses on or otherwise sullied my pretty white jeans the moment I stepped out of my room in them. I completely agree with the white skirtpants + X postulate and found it greatly simplified yet elevated my summer dressing. The Marni top is beautiful!
I love the look of white pants/skirt and your ingenious formula, but I simply cannot be trusted to wear white bottoms without ruining them immediately. White tops are enough of a gamble :(.
On the other hand, I would be delighted to live in a dictatorship of The Directrice, by comparison to our current one. We could call it…badumbum (incoming Napoleon joke)…The Directory! I’ll see myself out…
LOL
The Directory! That’s brilliant.
I will need to be notified at once when The Directory comes about. I may need to put my house on the market. 🙂
Well, that is how I see The Directrice! Her beautifully lit face against a background of soft blues and greens, with an angelic choir singing in the background.
Such a romantic! The Directrice certainly landed with her ass in the butter with you!
A most curious phrase — I had to look that one up. It’s going straight into the novel. And thank you! Last year I got her a Valentine’s Day card that said, “I am so glad I found you!” with a maze on the cover with a heart in the center. The one she got me said, “I am so lucky I found you!” with a lucky penny on the cover. What were the odds?
Both outfits would work with NOT-NSFW shoes too, would they not? I love Marni so – will head over to the RealReal later today!
I, too, only allowed myself to wear white pants a couple years ago. Kids and dogs and my mother’s voice in my head stopped me. But now I will not go back! I love a white pant in summer.
But what is NSFW?
not safe for work
Ahhh! Of course!
Summer looks good on you. The top is a winner and looks lovely with both skirts. The sandals work just fine.
White does make me nervous for many reasons. I will admire from afar.