We are major Marni fans here at Coutorture so it stands to reason we love their signature print skirts. Long, short, bubble, a-line, circle or mini; all are equally appealing to us. But the trouble with wearing a busy skirt is keeping the rest of your styling reasonable. One of the classic tricks is to wear the most basic shirt possible and allow your skirt to take center stage. The more downtown version is obviously to go straight with a tee-shirt and to find a nice cheap colorful skirt. The idea had been percolating in our head after seeing a model on a go-see with a basic white tee-shirt and a very bright floral skirt she rescued from Urban Outfitters. And then community partner High Fashion Girl decided that this combination aesthetic was her summer uniform. Apparently this has been on many a hip young fashionistas mind. We have a few low cost busy skirts and inexpensive t-shirts to help set the mood for you.

Even though the 'cute denim skirt' story has been penned a million times, mistakes like these are still made. So, we push forward. Our new network partner, Litttle Molly Cake reported on some affordable denim skirts she was scouting out for a friend. Among them the Old Navy skirt ended up being our favorite, just a clean, classic pencil skirt sans fray, sans fading, sans derriere spillage. For all intents and purposes, we've put together some additional options ranging from places like Forever Twenty One to those offered by lines like See by Chloe. Denim, the fabric of Americana, has a dynamic history and, let's just say, an inventive relationship with its people. Let's all think about that for a few moments (wink, wink).