Is It Possible to Make a Denim Midi Skirt Not Ugly?
Screenshot : YouTube  Once every decade or so, the fashion soothsayers at clothing magazines prophecy the return of the 1980s and 90s mom-standard denim skirt to cultural relevance, a prophecy that heretofore has been incorrect outside paparazzi photos of people like Katie Holmes, who is very tall and rich and therefore able to wear skirts the rest of us shouldnt. However, in the past few weeks, the unthinkable has happened: the stylish people of Los Angeles have declared the denim midi skirt actually back by wearing them. As I peruse my options on sites like Nordstrom or even Saks Fifth Avenue, I am concerned the answer is no. Screenshot : Saks Fifth Avenue ( Other  Here is a simpler, more straightforward denim number from my retail frenemy Free People, a company built upon the business model of exclusively selling clothing that seems like a good idea at the time but in retrospect is probably not. Obviously, I could not style this with a giant ranch hand coat, unbuttoned button-down and exposed sports bra because I live in Los Angeles which is also where the sun lives. I also believe that bra as a shirt is only theoretically a great outfit decision, while in practice generally find that it makes me simply look like I forgot to button my blouse. And yet, I very much want to wear this with a plain white Hanes tee and a pair of Chuck Taylors. Fuck. Maybe.