How To Wear A Midi Skirt When You Are Petite

May 13, 2015 by suzanne carillo

Petite sizing is considered anything 5’4″ and below. I’m right at the cut-off point so I wear both regular and petite sizes.

When I came across this amazing full midi skirt in leather that annoying voice in my head said, “You’re too short to wear that!” My heart often ignores that voice and believes I’m a twenty year old 6′ model. My heart is delusional like that.

I couldn’t walk away from such a great piece that screams 1970’s for $12. It looks very similar to this one on sale for $2,994 reduced from $4,990!

No joke.

What-the-what?

Now I’m extra pumped I scored this skirt.

Added bonus…it has pockets!

I was determined to “make it work” with my not-so-lean-or-tall frame.

When I tried it on in the fitting room I stood up on my tippy toes. I knew I’d need to wear some kind of heels with it. A three inch leg doesn’t look good on anyone. Even Chihuahuas.

My Tips How To Wear A Midi Skirt When You Are Petite

1. Go for a high waisted skirt. It will elongate your legs.

2. Tuck in your shirt/top.

3. Wear heels. Even a one or two inch heel will be better than flats.

4. Wear boots. Ones that are a similar colour to the skirt will work even better. This avoids visually cutting the bottom half of your body.

5. Consider adjusting the hem a bit. Ideally it should hit at the thinnest part of your leg, just below the knees, or closer to the ankles.

6. Pair it with nude heels.

7. Wear it with tights and shoes that are the same colour so your leg line isn’t broken.

Sweater – TJ Maxx (similar on super sale), Boots – thrifted (sim), Skirt – thrifted (sim and not $3,000), Necklace – handmade, Handbag – vintage (sim but I REALLY love this one), Hat – Gap (sim)

how to wear a midi skirt when you're petite

I toyed with the idea of cutting this about two inches shorter, so it would sit just below my knees, but I decided to wear it a bit before making the cut.

This might be more of an autumn look but our weather here has been wacky so last week it was perfect for leather and cashmere.

How do you feel about the look of midi skirts? Do you feel they shorten the body too much? Or is it just our perception after seeing so many short skirts for so many years?

PS if you liked this you might also like how to wear bold print maxi skirts or how to wear vintage maxi dresses.

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DIY Floral Clutch

May 12, 2015 by suzanne carillo

My inspiration for this project came from Katherine in this super pretty pink outfit with the smashing bold statement clutch.

Not Dressed As Lamb Floral Clutch — Not Dressed As Lamb

My Version DIY Floral Clutch

Materials Required

Thrifted Fabric Clutch in solid colour (Make sure the material is easy to sew through, leather is hard to sew through but pleather isn’t.)

Assorted beads, fabric/silk flowers, brooches, sequins

Needle and thread

Nylon jewellery thread

Some of the brooches I used are vintage.

I made some of the fabric flowers by hand.

Steps

1. Prep your bag – I had to remove the plastic beads on the front of this thrifted bag.

2. Gather your materials and start to put together flowers and arrange them on your bag staggered with brooches.

3. Stitch on each embellishment by hand.

Tips

To choose your colour scheme simply pile a bunch of silk flowers/fabric/brooches on a table and then whittle out which ones don’t belong. Alternatively you can look at a scarf, or a pattern in a blouse that you already like and use those colours to give you direction.

This would work well on sequinned clutch.

You can also use vintage earrings by clipping off their backs. I chose to clip off the backs of my brooches and stitch them on, but you could just pin them on.

For the brooches I used nylon jewellery thread. It is strong enough to hold onto the heaviest brooches and clear so you can’t see it.

You could choose to simply hot glue or use E6000 to adhere your embellishments to the clutch and it would take less time, but I prefer sewing them on. I’d hate to have items falling off when I’m walking around or out for the night.

I started out in one corner and worked my way across the bag.

For making your own burned satin fabric flowers this is a good tutorial.

The purchased silk flowers were disassembled and then I replaced their centres with beads.

Skirt – consignment (similar but more of a gun metal finish), Peplum top – Zara (sim only much cheaper than what I paid), Sandals – TJ Maxx – (sim) Necklace & Clutch – handmade

I want to make another one of these as a gift. I really enjoyed the creative process.

I’m keeping my eyes peeled while thrifting for a gold sequinned clutch. It would be fabulous with warm autumn colours.

If you choose to make this on your own please share your results with me! I’d love to see what you create.

Want to see some other fun DIYs? Painted shoes, Fabric covered shoes, Floral Hat

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