Past, Present, Pirate?
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IIt seems to be a bit of a consensus among fashionistas, that we’re quite tired of the current spring trends. They’re like your ex-favorite song— the one that used to be amazing until your local radio station decided to play it every other song. Though I know, during these times of trend-exhaustion there’s always a upcoming season to obsess over, after watching Unzipped, the 1995 Isaac Mizrahi documentary, for the millionth time, I decided to take a little trip down Style.com’s memory lane. Though their archives don’t date back to 1995, I still managed to stumbled upon the skirt of my dreams!
Let me reintroduce you to Emanuel Ungaro’s Spring 2005 Ready-to-Wear collection. It consisted of large tiered skirts, billowy tops, and loads of prints. Though much of this collection was intended to inspire thoughts of the gorgeous Greek Islands, this particular look above reminded me of a pirate (not the trashy kind in the picture above). I thought I’d be able to get through this summer without falling for any swashbuckling trends, but as soon I saw the sash tied around her hips, I just needed to say “Arrr!”
After careful consideration and a bit of rationalization, I realized this look wasn’t completely pirate-y. There was no billowy shirt, no eye patch, and no parrot. The voluminous skirt and skin-tight shirt actually brought back memories of my ballerina days.
So I wondered, if I were to find a skirt similar to this, throw a leotard on, and tie a sash around my waist, would I be dressed as a ballerina in a pirate costume or a pirate disguised as a ballerina? After thinking about that for a couple days, I just decided I’d simply look like a gypsy which isn’t a pirate in the least (except in the case of Johnny Depp, who has played both a gypsy and a pirate). Perhaps this summer, I won’t be swabbing any decks after all!
Long live the past! Now, where can I find a skirt like this?
That’s is a beautiful skirt. I can’t imagine where, other than eBay, you would be able to find the actual Emmanuel Ungaro version but you may be able to get someone on Etsy’s Alchemy to make you something very similar.
http://www.etsy.com/alchemy/
Good luck…
It does seem to be the case that we tire of current trends just as soon as we’re supposed to be wearing them. It probably has a lot to do with the industry getting so far ahead of itself in terms of when they show collections (a year in advance!) such that we are inundated by the trends for months and months, but then we’re all “so over it” so quickly.
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i know what you mean! a lot of the trends this summer just seem tired. i love looking at old shows for new inspiration (kind of a paradox hm? lol). & i prefer the gypsy look to pirate chic
(i actually just found an old gypsy-esque editorial that i fell in love with)
oxxo
Vain & Vapid:
I thought about Etsy Alchemy, but I always worry that what I want created would cost a lot more than I actually have. I guess it’s worth a shot though…
Grace:
That’s very true. When I was younger I hated that the spring shows were in the fall and the fall shows were in the spring-ish, but I accept it. Also, I guess, trends are meant to be fleeting, so I can’t complain about the loss of novelty.
lauren:
Pirates always seems so cliche to me because as in the picture, female pirates are depicted as raunchy sex-slaves or something, but I’m sure there were some really badass female pirates. I do however thing the trend has been over done due to the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Gypsy’s haven’t quite been exploited, so they’re still cool…haha!
Too funny, you rebel you.
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I don’t think it’s humanly possible to find a skirt like that. Like Vain & Vapid said, custom made may be your best shot. Good luck, though because the skirt really is gorgeous.
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I’m starting to become tired of the floral dress trend.
Which is such a pain because I have so many vintage ones from over the years and I still love wearing them myself, I’m just sick of seeing them everywhere!
Dilemmas!
Secretista:
Yes…yes, I am a rebel, but I want to be a rebel more like James Dean and less like Pony Boy!
Jill:
I’m really contemplating just seeing how much people on Etsy Alchemy would ask, but I haven’t yet put it up.
Stevie:
I hate when that happens. There have been countless trends that I love, but refuse to wear because everyone else is wearing them. Sooner or later the trend will go out of style and then come back and be underground again so you can just save the dresses until then!