With Blake Lively and Zooey Deschanel leading the charge with the ultimate girl-next-door look – be it as the gloriously blonde locked Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl or the quirky, block-fringed titular character in 500 days of Summer – it can often feel like quite a feat trying to imbibe such whimsical, effortlessly chic good looks. To some consolation, at least we can be rest assured that much of these “effortless”good looks are really just the product of hours in hair and make-up and a team of professionals employed for this exact purpose.
Nonetheless, it still begs the question: how can one achieve such nonchalance when having spent half the afternoon bleaching a moustache?
Achieving that girl-next-door look needn’t be so hard- and no, working in a diner and foraging through Tinder for an evil stepmother will not be necessary (Thank you Hilary Duff in A Cinderella Story for planting that seed in my head). The “I haven’t made an effort, but I look fab” look can be achieved with the swift purchase of one of these statement – yet also really didn’t try to make a statement – denim skirts.
Pair with a simple white T-shirt to conquer the everyday or marry with an embellished crop top for a soirée with bae. They’re trustworthy, easy to whip on and will provide you with endless amounts of cool at the click of a finger.
On the catwalk this season, denim skirts became an easy tool in adding a laidback luxe. Look to Miu Miu, Loewe and Gucci for how to get the look now.
Here are Miss Vogue’s favourite skirts:
