https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 01:07:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase/page/2#post-914267 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:21:28 +0000 celia 914267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ With a wonder woman available it is a perfect wise purchase. I think I saw the skirt at bay and it is really worth it.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase/page/2#post-914263 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:16:01 +0000 Sarah A 914263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is a beautiful color and pattern... I like the swishy idea too Perfect for a drapey fabric. I think WW will keep you from going astray with a choice that doesnt work with the fabric.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase/page/2#post-914257 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:05:42 +0000 Ariadne 914257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was also going to suggest hemming it to midi or knee length as a swishy skirt. &nbsp;It would be gorgeous and much cheaper. &nbsp;Great find! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase/page/2#post-914143 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:16:44 +0000 Hil 914143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can see that as a pencil skirt and as a swishy skirt - it's gorgeous!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-914133 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:32:11 +0000 lyn67 914133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow, really fresh colour and lovely&nbsp;pattern! can't wait to see what wonder woman makes from this-and I can totaly relate on loving a pattern or colour this much, and buying it even if not working in it's original form!:-) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913844 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:43:59 +0000 Anonymous 913844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would have bought it too! It's such a gorgeous print and color. And WW will stop you if she sees issues that you don't...and then you have a really nice maxi for around the house (or strapless dress)! All for a few dollars. Prints really speak to me sometimes. I guess that's why I bought a Theory mini-dress and converted it into a long-sleeved blouse. I knew I couldn't live without that snake print. I can't wait to see how it turns out. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913835 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:39:53 +0000 Transcona Shannon 913835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ If I have time tomorrow, I'll post some pics of how the skirt looks on me now, pin it as a pencil skirt, and see if I can pin it as a swishy skirt and get your feedback. This will give a better idea of pattern scale.<br /><br />I'm also wondering how difficult it would be to make it into a hi-lo skirt?<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913825 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:31:48 +0000 Kristin L 913825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it's a great idea! You should be able to get a skirt essentially custom made for you cheaper than buying the one that would not have worked full price. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913818 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:28:04 +0000 Nicole D 913818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I adore this pattern. &nbsp;Would it work as a handbag? &nbsp;Could see it on a fabulous tote if skirt remake&nbsp;doesn't&nbsp;work. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913816 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:25:48 +0000 Caro in Oz 913816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My only hesitation is the size of the pattern too, if the scale is okay I think it will be fab. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913768 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:17:18 +0000 cinnamon fern 913768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A word of caution, from someone who's turned maxis into knee length and regretted it. &nbsp;The pattern can end up seeming like the wrong scale for the piece - once you think of this it's easy to check in advance. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913754 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:57:10 +0000 Transcona Shannon 913754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Eliza - I found the link&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://afemmeduncertainage.blogspot.ca/2013/04/closet-math-one-skirt-twelve-months.html">http://afemmeduncertainage.blo.....onths.html</a>. Such fabulous ideas! Thank you so much. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913749 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:51:58 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 913749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, I look forward to seeing the reimagined skirt!<br /><br />(ETA: And sorry I rained on your skirt fabric parade...I see now that yours was a rhetorical question.)<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913747 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:49:46 +0000 Transcona Shannon 913747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Beth Ann - thank you so much for weighing in. A sewer's comments are very valuable. Swishy skirt it is!<br /><br />And I'm really starting to love the FEEL of certain fabrics and find myself really handling an item much more than I used to. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913743 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:47:34 +0000 Beth Ann 913743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Shannon:&nbsp; What a beautiful print!&nbsp; As I return to sewing, I'm all the more sensitive to glorious patterns and to the "hand" of the fabric -- the structure, softness, stretch, etc.&nbsp; I second Sveta's comments --- this is probably a thinner fabric, and would work better with a little swish!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913732 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:36:19 +0000 Eliza 913732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's Monday April 15th, "Femme d'un certain age" Sorry I can't post link right now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913730 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:33:21 +0000 Transcona Shannon 913730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Eliza - I have to go found that link now. Sounds fabulous! Actually one of the things I really liked about this skirt is the substantially wide waistband. It's about two inches wide and sits really nice and flat. Great for not adding any bulk if you have a top untucked and perfect for tucking. Thanks for the info. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913726 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:31:15 +0000 Eliza 913726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous print. To reinforce moving forward with this, as well as considering a bit of flair in the skirt, I just read a great fashion blog post last week about how to style a stunning, multi-colored Prada skirt 12 ways, by month of the year. Though I never wear skirts, this post made me want to almost empty my closet with the author's approach. Forgive my failing memory, but I will come back to look for it or someone else here will have seen it. I am limited in my Internet access for awhile. Suffice it to say, that booties, shoes, sandals, blazers, jackets, sweaters, shells and bags, picking up different print colors by season, made even the Prada price point look reasonable. </p> <p>Your wise shopping gives you room to really have fun. Quite the eye for possibilities you have. The Prada skirt had a wider style waist band and was somewhat full, with shades of green, burgundy, blue, yellow, etc. in an appealing print. It was one of those ever so fresh, yet impossible to date exactly styles (classic, but so now - with some longevity). The blog is great example of how to play with one very special piece. I bet someone will identify it as it was discovered using some familiar bloggers links around here.</p> <p>Enjoy your purchase! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913724 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:28:43 +0000 Transcona Shannon 913724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Denise (and Suz and Sveta) - you're BRILLIANT!!! I didn't even think of a swishy-flirty skirt. I absolutely LOVE that idea! I don't own a single one and wouldn't that be a fun style for the summer? Plus that will be a less expensive alteration and will not require a lining (you are right about that Sveta).<br /><br />Diana - wow, that Anthro fabric is so similar, isn't it? And I love the idea of an infinity scarf. There should definitely be enough fabric - thank you for that fab idea :)<br /><br />Mamapicklejuice - because I'm not the easiest person to fit, to have something custom made in fabric I love, I don't find $60 too expensive. But that's just me :)<br /><br />Thanks for not thinking I'm crazy - well, at least about this anyway - lol!<br /><br />Suz - yeah, isn't that white leather jacket gorgeous? did you try it on? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913723 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:28:03 +0000 jenanded 913723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ great fabric and find https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913722 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:22:33 +0000 Sveta 913722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Not&nbsp; at all! The only word of caution: if fabric is pretty thin or pretty stretchy you may need a lining for a pencil skirt.<br />Why don't you try to make it into a shorter flared skirt - especially if you don't have many of those. Flare is actually more heat-friendly as it is not a hot as a pencil.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913718 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:14:12 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 913718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm on the fence.&nbsp; $60 seems a lot to pay for an unlined skirt. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913716 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:08:45 +0000 Bagaline 913716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You wise woman!&nbsp;In fact, you have bought fabric for a skirt. You now have&nbsp;good&nbsp;quality&nbsp;material in a design&nbsp;that you love for&nbsp;6.99$.&nbsp;In a fabric shop, you could barely buy&nbsp;one yard of cheap quilting cotton for that sort of money! Make sure to post pictures of the skirt when it's done. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913700 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:47:03 +0000 Lyn D. 913700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It is definitely a testament to our style journey to be able recognise the potential in an item such as this.<br />You will have a unique skirt that fits you perfectly for a reasonable price too! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913697 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:44:13 +0000 Suz 913697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It looks like a fun project! I agree with Denise, though-- before going to the pencil, why &nbsp;not see if a flirty skirt would work? BTW, I saw "your" white jacket in Danier the other day and was seriously tempted!!! Crazy!! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913695 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:42:38 +0000 Diana 913695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You definitely could not buy silk jersey fabric for that price, so you did well!&nbsp; <br /><br />It reminds me of this Yoana Baraschi skirt from Anthro from a while ago.&nbsp; <br /><br /><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/shopsale-skirts/24710048.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.anthropologie.com/a.....710048.jsp</a><br /><br />PS -see if wonder woman can save and hem some of the fabric she cuts out.&nbsp; If it's a big ring you might have an instant infinity scarf!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913686 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:30:47 +0000 Thistle 913686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With Wonder Woman on your side, I totally see why did it! It is going to look fab when she is done with it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913683 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:24:52 +0000 lyn* 913683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it's a good idea if you love the fabric, Shannon, and it's new, so it's not like a nice -used- fabric! I hope Wonder Woman can whip it into shape for you! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913678 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:12:31 +0000 bj1111 913678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally get this purchase and have done it before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-strange-purchase#post-913673 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:07:12 +0000 CocoLion 913673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Does a simple hem job not work? &nbsp;It looks like a fuller silhouette, do you not like this style? &nbsp;I could see it just above the knee as a sassy flirty swingy skirt.<br /><br />However I understand if you have experimented with this silhouette and it doesn't work, it's ideal for pears which you are not.