Australian Stitches - June 01, 2018

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kirts have been getting longer and looser for quite

a few seasons now ... but when the world’s most

inl uential designers such as Phoebe Philo at Céline

make such a powerful statement with long, hanky-

point hemmed versions (not unlike the Simplicity style

shown in an inset above), then it’s dei nitely the season

of the long, loose and easy skirt.

Long and loose doesn’t however automatically have

to mean heavy and cumbersome! Look for soft, super-

light fabrics, subtle gathering, not-too-full shapes that

are smooth around the waist and hips, or irregular

hems (as in the return of those handkerchief hems,

along with last year’s hi-lo hemmed look; getting more

inventive than ever with cut and panelling, as shown

in the beautifully easy Simplicity style at left that gives

a smart new slant to spring’s classic stripes). Wear with

the simplest, smallest top and something heavier on the

foot like a wedge-heeled sandal to anchor them. More

0DLQSKRWRWKLVSDJH easy skirts on page 55.

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