DOUBLE LAYERED WRAP-AROUND SKIRT FOR A CASUAL MOVIE OUTING

 Hello everyone, how are you doing?

This is another casual outfit which I wore last Sunday when my husband and I went to the movies to see "My Salinger Year".  Two weeks earlier my poor husband ruptured the calf muscle on his right leg which is very painful, especially when he tries to walk.  

There is no such cure for it except rest, ice and elevation. So most of the time he just sits on the couch with his leg up reading a book or watching news and when he wants to go outside, I drive him to Bondi Beach, bring out a folding chair and he sits with a book or just watches the world to go by while I complete my circuit walk along the boardwalk.  Apparently, it will take up to a couple of months to heal 😟 properly so we will be taking things slowly.  However, I have to give him credit, he does everything in his will power to go out, even if it's just a drive to the movies and back.

I bought this double layered skirt many years ago at Bondi Markets but don't wear it often.  I have seen its many incarnations at almost every clothing market I've been through.  Basically, it's two layers of fabric of different patterns and length, cut on the bias and stitched to the belt in a way that you wrap it on either side which makes it two skirts in one. 

I really like it's pattern, it looks really pretty, especially the side with big red flowers on it and the the price tag was quite cheap. When I tried it on, I thought it looked slightly too bohemian for my liking and I didn't have a top of a similar vibe in my wardrobe to go with it. 

Funny enough, on the day when we were going to the movies, or driving to the movies, to be exact, I felt like wearing something different and decided to give the skirt another chance. 

 I wore it with a white loose fitted blouse with a collar and a deep V-cut neck which I bought at Zara last year and it seemed to work.  I experimented with two different ways of wearing the blouse: half-tucked inside the skirt, then tied-up in the front.  Which one do you prefer?

To keep the bohemian vibe, I wore black open toe espadrilles and gypsy looking earrings.

Have you seen this movie?  What are your thoughts?  I won't say anything, no spoiler alert from me😊

Until then,

Anna

xoxo