Daily Mail - 01.08.2019

Daily Mail, Thursday, August 1, 2019 Page 57

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£26, dorothy

perkins.com

£15.99, Zara

(in store only)

£89, hobbs.co.uk £45, hush-uk.com

£34.99, Reserved

(in store only)

£15.99, Zara

(in store only)

£69, hobbs.co.uk £142.50,

beatriceb.com

T

here’s only one

skirt to be seen in

this summer — the

midi. It’s chic and

oh so versatile.

Throw yours over swimwear at

the beach, team it with a floaty

blouse for the office, or dress it up

with a silky cami in the evening.

You may have to go to some

lengths, however, to find a midi of

the perfect, well... length.

It should sit comfortably on the

waist. Too long and you drown in

fabric, too short and you end up

with a frumpy, just-below-the-knee

look. Getting it right is crucial, but

there are many lengths around — all

the skirts here are sold as ‘midis’,

but they vary by ten inches.

so we’ve trawled the high street,

measured every midi we could get

our hands on, and put the most

stylish designs on our model, who

is average height (5ft 6in), to create

an inch-by-inch guide. All you have

to do is measure from your waist to

mid-calf to find your ideal length.

£78.40, Boden

(in store only);

cardigan, as before;

shoes worn

throughout, £29.99,

zara.com

by Dinah van

Tulleken

LONGEST

37.5

INCHES

Street styles vary by 10in. So...

30in 30.5in

32.5in 33in 33in

35.5in 36in 36in

Pictures: JOHN STOREY