A Little Pimm's Cup, My Dear?

There you are at Wimbledon. Or the Henley Royal Regatta.

Or the outdoor Glyndebourne opera festival, maybe.

In your hand is a mandatory Pimm's Cup garnished with an English-hothouse cucumber spear; could anything else be so crisp and refreshing?

Well, the skirt you see here comes close.

It's made of seersucker, which always starts out crisp; and in this case, it starts out even crisper, and stays crisp longer.

That's because the well-puckered fabric is more substantial than usual seersucker. While those 12 eye-catching box pleats have a way of shrugging off wrinkly-looking rumpledness.

Nothing wrong with rumpledness in seersucker, certainly not. You'll never hear me say a word against it. But sometimes a person might want to put off the rumpledness for a while.

This is a democracy.

Box-Pleat Seersucker Skirt (No. 2324), for summer days and evenings when a well-trigged look is desired. Just-below knee cut of substantial cotton-blend fabric with a full sweep. Trim waistband. The inverted box pleats conceal hidden pockets; clever.

Women's sizes: 2 through 16.

Color: Vintage White with Blue stripe.