Maxing Out

Alright, I’m just going to throw it out there: I don’t like summer fashion. I’d much rather throw on jeans with cute, thigh high boots, a bad ass leather jacket and a chic scarf than jean shorts with a boring t-shirt. Actually, while many of my fellow Emory fashionistas were bummed out when the weather got SO cold this year, I was secretly excited to have my mom ship me my boots and sweaters. But with a fashion internship in the city this summer, I knew I would have to find a way to still look and feel fashion forward even though I start sweating off my foundation the minute I step outside. This is when I discovered maxi dresses. I know, I know, they have been around for a while and are not a new fashion trend in the slightest. But I always thought they were reserved for tall, model-like body types, and me being only 5’1″, I treated them like I do fugly guys at frat parties: never even gave them a second glance. But one sweltering day in Anthropologie, I discovered that maxi dresses can work on munchkins like me! After trying on a few, I realized that (at least on me) they look best when they aren’t floor length, and show a little of my ankle (otherwise I looked like I was drowning in the dress). To avoid showing an awkwardly small bit of skin though, I paired them with gladiators for my brother’s graduation and looked fab! Rest assured it was chilly out that night, so I got to put my favorite leather jacket with it and the outfit felt even more pulled together. Also, pairing really girly pieces like maxi dresses with more punk accessories like my gladiators and leather jacket made the outfit much more edgy, and much more me.