Not gone with the wind
Updated On: 21 August, 2019 08:34 AM IST | Karishma Kuenzang
You don't have to think twice before wearing a skirt in the monsoon breeze. Designers share hacks on how to avoid a Marilyn Monroe moment
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While windy days are a blessing in the humidity we seem to be settling back into, it's a bit of a hassle if you're wearing a dress or a skirt. Picture this — you're walking in for a meeting and are taken by surprise by a gush of wind that kind of flares up your skirt in your face. Yes, it would make for a Marilyn Monroe moment, but only a few can manage to look graceful on such occasions.
Even Kate Middleton and Queen Elizabeth II get the practicality of being wind-swept — as British royalties, they can't afford such slip-ups. So, the two have their own tricks to avoid finding themselves such situations. The nonagenarian queen, for example, is said to use pea-sized lead weights on the hem of her skirt. She even puts them in her coats — one on each side of the split — to even it up. This essentially blocks the wind by weighing the skirt down. The Duchess of Cambridge, on the other hand, has devised her own tactic of wearing static-creating bodysuits underneath to help the skirt cling to them — a secret that Meghan Markle is privy to now.
The easiest way, which stylist Indrakshi Pattanaik Malik swears by, is to apply some lotion or hairspray on your legs (after making sure your skin doesn't react to it). "Put some around the hem area if it's not too light. If the dress or skirt is in chiffon, then apply it on the entire leg. This helps build static, ensuring the skirt does not fly up that easily. It's a practice gymnasts follow," she explains.
Here are some more tricks you can try to make sure you aren't caught off-guard.
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