Short and Sweet
As 2006 ends, I should really look back on the choices I have made in fashion and otherwise, but looking backwards only bums me out. So, as I think of the future, it brings me to Spring. I am totally stoked for spring clothes. Next season’s items will be awash in pinks, oranges, icy blues, and the always classic black and white combo.
Another trend I’m scared to death of totally looking forward to is voluminous skirts. Almost every designer had one flowing or bubble skirt in their line this season. And being a girl who thought she would grow up to be a princess in her childhood, I can honestly say, I LOVE FLOWY, but bubble skirts scare me. Don’t get me wrong: I love how they look on extremely tall models with legs for days, but being a girl that is barely 5’4″ and happens to have the shortest legs ever, bubble skirts make me look like a court jester. So, how do I wear volume without looking like the hired entertainment? I go SHORT. That’s right, as short as possible without looking like Britney Spears and her recent panty flashing disasters while experimenting with the mini. So it’s time to break out the Thighmaster, because short is in for Spring ’07.
Here’s a look at some of my favorite skirts from both the LA and New York Spring 2007 fashion weeks:
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I tend to like the designers at LA fashion week more. Maybe because they are smaller designers or maybe because LA fashion week is more fun and risky than New York fashion week. I still love the classic styles of Oscar de la Renta and Michael Kors, but I can’t help but fall for the eye-catching colors and designs of designers like Heatherette and Betsey Johnson. I’m an 80s girl all the way, give me vibrant colors, asymmetry, short skirts, and leggings and I’ll go wild.
