Skirting The UV

Hello dear friends, and I hope that is what we are because today I'm publishing a post that any pro blogger would bin.   Let's see if you can spot why; answers in the comments box please!

The other day I was noting how a simple switch of shoes can change an outfit.  You can read that post HERE.

Today, I'm looking at skirts.

I needed a longer sleeved top as the temperature has dropped in recent days to v. low 20s.  Yes,  I hear ya, brrr.

I wanted colour and was drawn to this M&S boatneck top in ... ultra violet!  

Yup, when I discovered my UV cardi (shown HERE) I found its mate (£7) lurking on a rail as I was leaving the store.  They were the only two UVs in the whole shop, so maybe brands take all this Pantone Colour of the Year hype with a pinch of salt. 

1.  East cotton lawn/lace panelled skirt.

Perhaps too much going on with the skirt, when it was the top I wanted to showcase.  And a bit irreverent to The Rule of Thirds perhaps?

2.  White, linen draw-string skirt, H&M.

Oh yes.  Instantly I was getting good vibes from this look.

Straw hat with leoprint fabric trim, M&S.

3. Beige drawstring linen skirt, M&Co.

The shape was fine, the neutral colour classy, but I wasn't getting "vibrant" from this combo, the adjective this UV top deserves.

So that was my choice of skirts and those were my thoughts.

What did I feel worked best?

My final choice was the white A-line.  My rationale:  

I felt the white made the UV colour pop.  

I felt that the simple line allowed the eye to focus on the pretty coloured top.

The differences in the change of skirts is perhaps subtle but a striking colour of top needs just the right backdrop to showcase it in all its glory and simple and white are the absolute musts for a strong colour in summer, like my vibrant UV gloriness here.

Did I make the right choice?  You tell me.

Do simple differences in bottoms make a substantial impact to your tops? You tell me.

And have you spotted my blooper yet?  You tell me!

Yup, it's over to you, readers.

A la perchoine.

Post note, 15.08.2018.

The Blooper Revealed

It's the wet patches on my right shoulder and down the front, best visible in the penultimate pic.  I must have stood under a hanging basket or something before the photo shoot and only spotted the splodges after I posted but I thought, what the heck, we're friends, so let's make a game out of my messiness!

Thanks for humouring me with your participation, x.