It’s Sunday so I thought of sunflowers. They are botanical sunshine. Just try and not smile!

Sunflowers at the U.S. Botanic Garden

As an Asian-American, I shied away from wearing yellow for a long time. I had it in my head that it wouldn’t work with my skin tone. Boy was I missing out.

So here’s my latest favorite skirt: a free-range-egg-yolk yellow jacquard knee-length skirt from Kate Spade. It’s versatile and practical, plus I love the gold zipper and unexpected orange trim. I paid full-price and have no regrets.

I love ya, Kate Spade

Trina Turk sunburst miniskirt. Prints in moderation.

Speaking of skirts, most of mine are of the mini-length variety. Or as Greg my friend from grad school used to comment, “the size of a paper towel.” Mini-skirts are generally more practical: no billowing material to get caught in a car door, less fabric means less weight to the garment. Besides, at 5’2″, I feel overwhelmed by ankle-length hemlines (Mom, you know it’s true). And I’m not really a fan of wild prints or bold patterns but this Trina Turk number just screams summer and sunflowers (you were waiting for the segue, right?).