Emily Ratajkowski Puts Her Twist on Spring’s Awkward-Skirt Trend

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Vogue’s shopping editor dampened her forefinger and raised it forthright into the air. She felt the winds change direction: from the libidinous miniskirts that had been permeating toward a more bookish silhouette that had, in a stunning turn of events, also been permeating Miu Miu’s catwalks.

Bracing at just the right point of the kneecap, she christened this style and cast as its poster girl.The runes of the not-quite-midi, not-quite-maxi skirt could be read across the recent collections.

Yes, at Miu Miu, but also , , and Saint Laurent, where models scuttled down the catwalks in a host of “I might read books, but I am also quite beautiful and once I remove my Bayonetta spectacles you will be pleasantly surprised!” silhouettes.

Emily Ratajkowski—a woman whose personal brand slipstreams between intelligence and sexual provocation—began to take note.Yesterday afternoon the model turned author took a pap walk through the streets of Manhattan dressed in a stretch skirt—wallflower-ish in length, but sensual in spirit—with a Loewe Squeeze bag and a pair of Khaite’s knee-high boots. (See the photo .) She looked as if she was recreating the montage from , complete with a crumpled shirt, Luv Lou sunglasses and an iced coffee from Blank Street: who, at this point, I can only assume have placed—or should place—Emily Ratajkowski on a retainer.This article first appeared on By signing up you agree to our (including the ), our and to receive marketing and account-related emails from Glamour.