Maxi dresses are an enduring summer trend, despite the fact that they are unflattering on just about everyone.

Honestly, I just don't think anyone cares that they look like a big balloon in Facebook photos. The trade-off is a chic, breezy and extremely comfortable summer ensemble, which allows one to put aside the obvious lack of shape that is part and parcel of most maxi dresses.

However, for a population that wears maxi dresses so enthusiastically, we rarely don maxi skirts, which are equally ubiquitous with "fashion people" this summer. They're one of those trends that just hasn't made it to the general population yet. Why?

For me, they are a reminder of the long, denim skirts with buttons down the front that my teachers used to wear when I was in, say, second grade. The early '90s weren't really fashion's best years, so I steer clear of this trend because the way I've seen it worn is much too "Little House on the ... Read more »