tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post4542926736596286361..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Safe or smokin': Put some lead in your pencil (skirt)Duchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-27810377394090206592011-01-12T11:03:44.337-05:002011-01-12T11:03:44.337-05:00I have the talbots grey skirt, it is a beauty but ...I have the talbots grey skirt, it is a beauty but it pulls across the front even with the touch of stretch in the fabric. I am keeping the skirt and losing the 10pounds - it is a great motivation. But definately cut slimmer than their usually skirts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-60931200453066910302011-01-10T12:17:42.771-05:002011-01-10T12:17:42.771-05:00Ida: A line is the eased version- and like you the...Ida: A line is the eased version- and like you they are much easier for me to wear.<br /><br />suburbohemian: Me too... just okay is a waste of money.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-6554048299505238342011-01-10T12:15:11.300-05:002011-01-10T12:15:11.300-05:00Riding myself of the "just ok" will appl...Riding myself of the "just ok" will apply to more than just skirts.Suburbohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382078368582644596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-5869550939553159622011-01-10T11:33:55.125-05:002011-01-10T11:33:55.125-05:00What great skirts..what memories the black leather...What great skirts..what memories the black leather one brings back..black tights,pumps,white shirt & pearls ready for business....(crying) now pencils make me look lumpy round the hips...so go with it girls who can wear them so chic & sexy. IdaJudith https://www.blogger.com/profile/03634258386057489997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-69862478308593696622011-01-10T10:13:48.498-05:002011-01-10T10:13:48.498-05:00Pearl: I'd buy the crysanthamum skirt if it we...Pearl: I'd buy the crysanthamum skirt if it were longer! Might have the have mine made. I like your name!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-57022922702033755652011-01-09T16:34:40.594-05:002011-01-09T16:34:40.594-05:00Love the lace skirts and chrysanthemum print, both...Love the lace skirts and chrysanthemum print, both. I love your resolution for 2011, and look forward to your "final picks."Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870956796448149807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-74125946584184373262011-01-07T08:43:49.926-05:002011-01-07T08:43:49.926-05:00I vote for the lace. Strange thing I just realized...I vote for the lace. Strange thing I just realized. I've probably only worn a skirt 3 times in the last several years...they seem like so much trouble compared to pants.frugalscholarhttp://frugalscholar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-9495987191680102662011-01-06T21:39:36.083-05:002011-01-06T21:39:36.083-05:00Terri: Great- who makes yours?
Marsha: There is a...Terri: Great- who makes yours?<br /><br />Marsha: There is a sweet spot in skirt fit where they fit closely, but at the same time don't look too boxy. I think the fit has to be perfect and many off the rack are too tight for me. Matte jersey stretch wool and lace give as does good leather but eventually it bags at the seat and then, new skirt time. I've torn out a few pleats back in the day, but now I wear them looser ;)Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-79020532875265603192011-01-06T19:11:30.634-05:002011-01-06T19:11:30.634-05:00These are all charming and seductive, but I keep n...These are all charming and seductive, but I keep noticing that they appear to be a bit tight, even on the models (e.g., Talbot's skirt with the two pleats at the bottom seems to be stretched over the model's upper hips). I am personally never so uncomfortable as when I am stuffed into a skirt that is too tight. Please tell me this is not the trend (not that I'll follow it, but it may discourage me from wearing the skirts I have that do fit, which would be a pity because they go with my new boots and are crying for some nice blouses . . . )Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035642478179187618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-18857173184497345872011-01-06T18:41:34.064-05:002011-01-06T18:41:34.064-05:00Personally, I love the fit of my basic pencil skir...Personally, I love the fit of my basic pencil skirts...and have been in search of a red one! The chrystanthemum is beautiful, but Deja Pseu makes a good point--one thing leads to another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-47752129993214394832011-01-06T14:36:32.155-05:002011-01-06T14:36:32.155-05:00Pseu: And the spring lookbook has another great lo...Pseu: And the spring lookbook has another great looking print one.<br /><br />hostess: OK! <br /><br />LPC: I can see you in a lace skirt. Remember the extraordinary Prada lace pieces from a year or two ago? <br /><br />Rubi: A black leather skirt is such a perfect piece for travel, too. I find making them not as simple as they look, it's the hang from the waistband and the details like a nice pleat. But then I'm pickier now- would not want the tube skirts I used to whip up in an hour when in college.<br /><br />Mardel: I remember that skirt, as I recall it got too large for you... but it was so pretty!<br /><br />Belle: Ah, the sexy secretary look... devastating with pearls :)Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-30964193882393694722011-01-06T11:48:50.891-05:002011-01-06T11:48:50.891-05:00I have a thing for pencil skirts with pleats near ...I have a thing for pencil skirts with pleats near the hem. I think that they are sexy in a grown up way.<br />Also, I'm really impressed with some of the pieces from Talbots. I even like those shoes with the bows from the photo of the Talbots lace skirt.Belle de Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045827018848979761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-26488173945603893222011-01-06T10:57:11.549-05:002011-01-06T10:57:11.549-05:00I've been wearing more and more pencil skirts,...I've been wearing more and more pencil skirts, which I had stopped wearing when I stopped working in the corporate world. I loved one with a big print that I wore all summer so am looking for something special and not basic black. Right now I have one skirt and it is black. <br /><br />I'm itching for the black lace though, and love your idea of the gray lining.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-27855127285534391662011-01-06T10:53:03.683-05:002011-01-06T10:53:03.683-05:00I'd like one of each, please! Right now I'...I'd like one of each, please! Right now I've got two pencil skirts in my wardrobe, both black. Yawn.<br /><br />I miss my black leather skirt. I used to wear it to work with a twinset and scarf, and it always felt nicely subversive.<br /><br />And brocade! There are lots of online sources for beautiful brocade yardage -- I may just have to get out the machine and whip one up. Pencil skirts are easy-peasy to sew, even if you want to get fancy and line them.Rubiatontahttp://rubiatonta.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-42276446011568289812011-01-06T10:35:12.464-05:002011-01-06T10:35:12.464-05:00I have always worn pencil skirts - so the risky bi...I have always worn pencil skirts - so the risky bit for me would be to find some full ones, sort of like Carrie wore on Sex in the City. I love the idea of lace. And I too have been swooning over nude pumps:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-40317295326092835062011-01-06T10:33:09.179-05:002011-01-06T10:33:09.179-05:00Show us your 3 when you find them...please!
I onl...Show us your 3 when you find them...please!<br /><br />I only own one pencil skirt and it is in a pointe knit...black...quelle suprise!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-12807799578608019742011-01-06T09:03:23.538-05:002011-01-06T09:03:23.538-05:00But then I'd *have* to buy the Loubie nude pum...But then I'd *have* to buy the Loubie nude pumps I've been swooning over since last summer...<br />;-)Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-73723965719617841192011-01-06T09:01:27.335-05:002011-01-06T09:01:27.335-05:00I've been eyeing that chrystanthemum print bea...I've been eyeing that chrystanthemum print beauty, and may have to take the plunge. It also scratches my itch for Asian prints.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com