chasing skirts

My friend, Ali, wrote a cool book about skirts. It seemed an odd subject for her first publishing venture. But sure enough—there was something to say. Like:

The “hobble” skirt was the cause of countless deaths in the early 20th century. (Apparently, the thing shackled women at the ankle, causing a number of grisly crosswalk accidents. Eventually, planners in several major cities had to lower trolley and train steps to allow women to step on and off without incident.) Who knew?

And:

A town in Italy outlawed miniskirts in 2010(!); and in many African countries, women today are still arrested—or worse—for wearing skirts above the knees. Which actually makes sense to me in the same way we have a drinking age, or give the 65-and-older crowd a break at the movies. The more, um, “senior” I get, the more I concede the sad fact that my skirts must cover my knees.  And let me tell you—I’ve tried on a few short things lately for which I should have been arrested.

I was really happy, then, to stumble onto Shabby Apple, a website that offers great-looking, over-the-knee-length skirts (and more) for short prices.

Music Hall skirt; $76, www.shabbyapple.com

Caterpillar skirt; $65, www.shabbyapple.com

Curtsy skirt; $64, www.shabbyapple.com

Hollywood Boulevard skirt; $59, www.shabbyapple.com

Summer Break skirt; $47, www.shabbyapple.com

Little Susie skirt; $58, www.shabbyapple.com

Academy Award skirt; $62, www.shabbyapple.com

Curiouser and Curiouser skirt; $65, www.shabbyapple.com

One question: Are you weak at the knees for skirts, too, these days? (To be fair, that’s probably two questions.)

P.S.: Do you think it’s a bad sign that I accidentally typed the word, “skirt” into the user-name box on my Facebook homepage?

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