What tops can I wear with skirts? What dresses are for the day? And what about shoes??

LillyLisa

As it's getting close to summer I really want to start wearing skirts and dresses but I guess I need some advice on how to wear them??

I really like skirts but don't know what tops go with them!! And I don't know what shoes either as I'm size 8 and even flat shoes can sometimes really hurt my feet..

I have some dresses that I consider to be worn out but not casual and in the day so what is a day dress..? And what shoes do I wear with one??

Please can I have some advice on this so that I can gradually develop and change my style over the summer and then when I start college in September (I'm 18 btw) I could carry on with it but then maybe wear tights and leggings??

11 years ago

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Liz

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You have such great questions! I'll answer a couple and others will chime in too.

by the way, it might help if you will post pictures of any dresses or skirts you already own, so we can help you with tops and shoes.

A day dress for an 18 year old in the summer will probably need to be something cool and breezy, in a jersey (that's a t-shirt type knit) or cotton fabric. Check out the dresses at Old Navy if you want to see examples. The feel you want is casual and easy ... not "Date night" or "going out."

11 years ago

kkards

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liilylisa, i don't wear a lot of skirts or dress, so i don't have a lot of answers for you, but i suggest that you look thru Angie's ensembles. she provides a great tutorial on how to put together outfits and suggestions of what tops and shoes to wear. i also suggest looking at posts from lyn*, she wears dress or skirts all the time, and puts together really great outfits.

11 years ago

Anonymous

I would suggest denim skirts for summer in a blue wash, maybe distressed and in white. The blue especially can be worn year round and denim is heavy enough not to be see through. They don't need to be pencil skirts although those are the easiest to find and style. If you wear tees, they can be worn with tanks and tees...anything that you would wear with jeans.
Currently you can wear a wide variety of footwear with dresses and skirts, from flip flops to booties and boots. Thinking back to when I was your age, I wonder if you need to buy better quality shoes for comfort. You might go to Nordstrom's shoe department, if you have one, and have the SA measure your feet for your best size. The right pair of slip-on canvas shoes that Angie says are trending for summer could take you into fall.

11 years ago

LillyLisa

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Thank you all for the advice but I think the shops you suggested are American? I live in the UK so I don't think I can shop there.. And I would post pictures but I need to be a full member or something first?? The type of skirts I like are the floaty kind if you know what I mean. They are short but not too short and are sort of floaty at the bottom I think they are called circular??

11 years ago

rachylou

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I like silky blouses with tailored skirts. I don't personally wear shirts much, but I'd wear a shirt with an A-line skirt of canvas-weight cotton. I'd also wear a draped tee or fitted tee with a canvas-weight cotton skirt. Silky drapey tops with silky skirts. I'm off of pleats at the moment.

11 years ago

(website)

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I have a circle skirt that's floaty I wear in the hot summer. I tuck a ribbed tank into it. I like to balance the fullness of the skirt with a slimmer look on top. If I'm wearing a slimmer skirt (like a tube or pencil) I will wear a top with more volume, again for balance.
Day dresses for you could be sundresses. I also like a shirtdress as a daydress option, or a simple surplice (crossover neckline) or a tunic belted.

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11 years ago

Gigi

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Hi, LL! I am so impressed that you are interested in fashion at such a young age. :^)

I agree that it would be helpful if we knew more about what types of skirts you like to wear, since different types of tops look better with this type of skirt or that. Since you can't post pics yet, could you maybe find some examples on the Internet and then paste a link to the page?

Is the "floaty" type of skirt you talk of something like this?
http://www.charlotterusse.com/.....259493.uts

Hopefully some UK members will chime in before long with names of shops. :^)

11 years ago

rachylou

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Thinking some more. Besides cotton canvas, there is the jersey pencil/tube skirt, a jersey maxi (skirt or dress), the skater dress, a sheath, tunic. (I think Mo has shown an example of everything but the skater.) Basically, a day dress is cotton.

11 years ago

LillyLisa

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The skirt I want right now (but in a different colour - I just can't find it on the site as I think it's out of stock or something) -> http://tablet.hm.com/gb/produc.....le=22907-F

I really like this Playsuit but I'm not sure if it's casual and for everyday or not?? -> http://www.popcouture.co.uk/cl.....in-floral/

I have a dress that kind of like this but I don't think it's a day dress exactly.. -> http://www.selectfashion.co.uk....._mono.html

11 years ago

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