The collection threw its weight behind a strongly emerging trend for next season, of a midi-length skirt worn with a sweater.
Here, at Matches Fashion's bash for their first collection for Marc by Marc Jacobs, Bartley shows how to wear a midi-length kilt in October: with pointed flats, socks and just a sliver of skin.
Buy a midi-length suede skirt now, and start saving for a jacket next season.
A flat white works with almost anything, but particularly with a midi-length skirt.
Dubbed the "disco skirt" it's typically a midi-length pleated number in a shimmering metallic lamé or printed silk.
When Victoria Beckham stepped out in front of editors, buyers and paparazzi on Monday she did so in a midi-length, cocoon-shaped, drop-waisted blue dress from her Victoria by Victoria Beckham collection.
Of the five "shady ladies" (Mr. Taylor's title), one is played by a tall, broad man (Jeffrey Smith) wearing a midi-length dress; one of the clients is played by a woman (Parisa Khobdeh) in butch male attire.
It is fitted up top and flares out to a midi-length that is so flattering on the tall socialite.
Mr. Lagerfeld challenged the current hemlines of daytime short versus after-dark long, by focusing, especially for evening, on the midi length.
So how did the uniform evolve from schools to the runway to pop culture phenomenon? "At its most basic level, the simple school skirt is a very versatile garment -- you can make it mini, knee or midi length; pleated with buckles, plaid with a belt, plain wool, leather, etc," she adds.
