The Skirted Story

Hi! I'm Regan, the creator of Skirted. I still remember my first undeniable sense of style encounter. I was in my uni days in Toronto walking down Young Street with a friend. Probably on our way to Urban Outfitters- a real discovery for this small-town Alberta girl in 1997. My friend ran into a girl she knew and stopped to talk. She wore a weathered leather jacket and a big scarf; wrapped and draped in that way I never can figure out. She was effortlessly cool. Her 'old man' trousers and oxford shoes looked just the right amount of perfect and careless at the same time. From that moment on I've tried to copy that look but never seemed to capture it. It wasn't until later in life that I realized where my effortlessly cool was. I found it in a skirt. 

In my day job, I'm an elementary school teacher. Without noticing at first, planning my daily teacher outfits was filling my heart with happiness. The sweet comments from colleagues and kids about my sparkly shoes or shades of pink lace left me truly inspired. Whether I'm teaching, camping, lounging, painting and yes even sometimes exercising, my go to apparel has a skirt. Skirts are one of my true loves and  my silver lining when times get rough (underfunded, crowded, complex)- my fellow teacher friends know what I'm saying. Luckily, being a teacher lets me nurture creativity with kids and learn from nature everyday. So much beauty is inspired by the natural world and my skirts are no exception. I'm so excited to share my passion with you, and hope you might also find a little happy in the form of a skirt.

With Love, Regan