I Now Know How to Style a Skort for Work, Thanks to Olivia Rodrigo
She shopped at one of my favorite brands to do it.
There's no way Olivia Rodrigo was trying to show me how to style a skort for work when she went on a walk around London with Conan Gray on July 31. The Grammy winner has a lot on her mind—and a fashion editor she's never met probably isn't one of them. But the minute photos of Rodrigo crossed my feed, I knew I had another heat wave-proof work outfit on my hands.
Rodrigo built her outfit around an under-$50 black skort by Los Angeles Apparel. The brand suggests styling it like I would an athletic track short: in a sporty way, with a matching crop top or an oversize jersey. The "Get Him Back" singer had other plans, however, and my mid-summer wardrobe is thankful for it.
Olivia Rodrigo's outfit for a walk with Conan Gray was an unintentional tutorial on styling a skort for work.
Rodrigo instead turned to Rixo, the celebrity-favorite destination for mixed-print, vintage-inspired dresses. She's worn the London-based label's halter-neck maxis and printed minis before, but this time she decided to visit the knitwear section. There, she found a collarless leopard print sweater, which she buttoned all the way up over her skort. She also picked up a woven Rixo basket bag. Crafted from black leather, it feels like a happy medium between a city work tote and a Nantucket-coded summer accessory.
The singer finished things up with her personal It shoe: the Repetto Camille flat. Although, I'd say that name is a slight misnomer. The pair has the slightest block heel to lift Rodrigo ever so slightly off the sidewalk.
I normally look at an Olivia Rodrigo outfit and see inspiration for a concert or rooftop cocktails. This one got my gears turning for my upcoming August commutes. Her skort reads like a polished twist on a mini when it's paired to a ladylike knit and elevated ballet flats. (Plus, the skort has subway-friendly potential I'd never even considered.) The way she matched her black skort to the spots in her leopard print sweater kept it from feeling too casual, even with a shorter hemline. I only need to swap her woven tote for my work bag, and I'll be good to go.
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