Purple Skirt Explained

Purple Skirt
Screenshot Size:	160px
Type:	Boutique, specialty store
Location:	California
Country:	United States
Chairperson:	Tracey Ullman
Url:	www.purpleskirt.com

Purple Skirt was a style and fashion-focused web site with an online boutique. It was the brainchild of Tracey Ullman. The site collected and sold clothing and accessories from both established and up-and-coming designers. It provided advice from stylists and costumes designers in the entertainment industry.^{[1] [2]} Ullman wrote a monthly column. The web site was launched in November 1999 and was co-founded by Stephanie Laing and Jeannine Braden.^{[3] [4]}

Television series

In 2001, Ullman hosted a spin-off television talk show series for the Oxygen Network, Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines. Like Purple Skirt, the show showcased fashion and style advice from industry experts, along with sit-down interviews with celebrities discussing their own personal style.^[5]

External links

• Press release concerning the launch of Purple Skirt
• What's So Funny About a Purple Skirt?
• Tracey takes on skirts
• Ullman's Clothes Call

Notes and References

1. Web site: Costume designer, Shay Cunliffe's advice column for Purple Skirt. https://web.archive.org/web/20001110113300/http://www.purpleskirt.com/focus/costume.cfm. dead. November 10, 2000. Shay. Cunliffe. June 6, 2015. Purpleskirt.com.
2. Web site: Hairstylist, Luke O'Conner's advice column for Purple Skirt. https://web.archive.org/web/20001118092500/http://www.purpleskirt.com/focus/hair.cfm. dead. November 18, 2000. Luke. O'Conner. June 6, 2015. Purpleskirt.com.
3. Web site: Tracey Ullman's Company to launch an Online Boutique Featuring Independent Designers and Stylists.. October 21, 1999. June 6, 2015. PRNewswire.
4. News: What's So Funny About a Purple Skirt? . Jones . Karen . October 25, 2000 . The New York Times . June 6, 2015.
5. News: Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines - TV Series - Cast & Credits. June 6, 2015. The New York Times.