As summer winds down and we stow away the coordinate sets that carried us through MDW, the 4th of July, and hazy afternoons on the Amalfi Coast (side note: did everyone go to Italy this summer or just all 577 people I follow on Instagram?), it’s time for a transition outfit! (side note #2: dial it back on the coordinate sets… or at least choose a pattern riskier than stripes).
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I love contrast in fashion. The less likely the pairing, the cooler I find it. My recent obsession is t-shirts with skirts. No, not your soft, solid color, fitted v-neck from Madewell—but your ratty, old high school soccer t-shirt you have saved for the hopeful ambition to paint your apartment on a rainy day. It’s loose. It’s ripped. It’s gym appropriate. It’s sleepwear. And you’re tucking it into a pretty, feminine skirt this fall and looking chic as fuck doing it.
We’ve seen a lot of this with the Gucci t-shirt over the past couple years, but now is your chance to make this trend your own.
Feast your eyes on these styling examples and have at it:
