TO THE KNEE

Source: Louis Vuitton, Fashion Week 

Back in the summer of 2012, we saw the first execution of the midi hitting the highstreet. Fashion's secret Mad Men obsession took designers such as Louis Vuitton, Oscar de la Renta and a little Yves back in Autumn/Winter 2011, the midi set a dynamic, A ¾ length dynamic to be exact that sent the maxi skirt into the ‘so last 2010’. 

I was one of the many females to fall head over heels for the skirt. The conservative length exuberating 1950’s swing and the polished high waist is the ultimate statement, not forgetting lady like eloquence. In the summer, the first wave showed midi’s in the classic bright white and pink, pairing perfectly with a staple Breton  - we all have one of these lurking somewhere, surely. Women looked sailor chic and perfectly fitting for a 50’s esque tennis shoot. Is a McQueen neckerchief too far?

Source: Topshop Limited Edition

For those of us who’s love for the midi could not just be packed up in the case of summer cloves and shunned to the loft until next year, thanks Sir Phillip Green we have the winter midi. Hoorah Horrah you may sing, but once you realise the Taffeta fabrics in demure royally rich purple, golds turquoises, you will well and truly dance around the changing room as though you were Rosie in an M&S Christmas advert. What’s more, is that Topshop have even released a fully fledged satin silk midi, proving every girl can be the duchess they’d always dreamed to be this winter. Topshop initially executed theirs in mid-november, with the pilot run of deep pink selling out within 24hours. The standard was set, and outcame  the wave of variations. I happened to get my paws on one of these, and it is SO STOP STATEMENT that only minimal black (specifically pointed courts) is needed to pair it. If that isn’t enough persuasion, then here’s some more…

Source: River Island

Christmas tis the season to indulge in all of your sequin and glitter guilty pleasures that just simply are unjustifiable throughout the spring/summer months. River Island have simply rocketed to the top of the midi skirt trend fest, dressing their high wasted midi’s in sequins; quite literally, an essential for standing apart from the saturation of leather A-Line’s on the ice rink this winter. The sequin midi, revealing every girls inner show girl since 2013.

So ladies, are you a Betty or a Joan? It’s time to embrace femininity and classic style. Forget the 'frumpy dumpy' stigma on this A-Line; snap on your point courts, nip in your T and colour block your way into 50's film star fabulosity. Step out of the whirlpool of leather and tartan and dance for the love of all that is merry and taffeta this winter.