https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:17:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt/page/2#post-828347 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:47:24 +0000 Deborah 828347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think it's you Rae. Though it could be fun to try it with a tulle skirt underneath a la Audi! But even then I'm not sure it's you;( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt/page/2#post-828306 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:40:24 +0000 jayne 828306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here is one other option....put a underskirt under it that makes it swell out like those skirts you pinned on pinterest....you know the kind that are stiff? Cannot remember what it is called. You pinned plenty of those and this pattern would totally work with that look and then add a chambry shirt on top. Why not? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt/page/2#post-827081 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:15:51 +0000 Suz 827081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kiss it goodbye.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt/page/2#post-827036 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:06:55 +0000 Transcona Shannon 827036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Send it to another home Rae - this isn't fab enough for you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826930 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:30:49 +0000 L'Abeille 826930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That cut and length of skirt doesn't work with the boots to my eye. But would it work with bare legs and oxfords, or whatever rugged type of sandals you end up finding for summer footwear, and a cropped-length dark top of some steampunky style? I find it hard to imagine summer outfits in this -35C weather.</p> <p>Or maybe not. The print of the skirt caught my eye to open this thread. But the A-line doesn't suit you as much as a pencil shape would. Still it isn't as girly as one of MaryK's flared skirts, so maybe it would work in your SGT portfolio. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826928 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:24:59 +0000 catgirl 826928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>claracluck, it's so funny to hear you say that UWP is so uniform on here - that's a change from when I joined two years ago. I suspect it's just a current disproportionate interest, as there are ebbs and swells of all styles on the forum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826920 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:10:56 +0000 claracluck 826920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i like it because it simply is "not you" uwp seems too, dare i say uniform on here and throwing in a feminine piece mixes things up i say keep it and love it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826911 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:00:55 +0000 Angie 826911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pass. On. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826909 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:58:04 +0000 Vildy 826909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yeah, all those pinned a-lines are not what you have there, they're much fuller. That's one sedate skirt you're fighting with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826842 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:26:54 +0000 Claudia 826842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found tutorials on youtube and sewing blogs with step by step instructions.</p> <p>Not what I was looking for, but same idea:<br /> <a href="http://annanimmity.com/infinity-scarf-from-thrifted-skirt/" rel="nofollow">http://annanimmity.com/infinit.....ted-skirt/</a></p> <p>Basically you are cutting the fabric into two long rectangles (may have to sew pieces if there isn't enough solid pieces) and sewing them into a tube that's joined together: <a href="http://www.shrimpsaladcircus.com/2012/09/how-to-make-infinity-scarf-sewing-101.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.shrimpsaladcircus.c.....g-101.html</a></p> <p>Bonus: found this using a sweater: <a href="http://www.intheglitterati.com/#!diy-infinity-scarf/c1hf" rel="nofollow">http://www.intheglitterati.com.....scarf/c1hf</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826837 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:19:25 +0000 catgirl 826837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, I had a bit of a wardrobe catharsis after coming back from Sundance (which I'll post about separately) but it caused me to look at my closet this morning and realize I need to get rid of skirts like this. I have several which are pretty and which I know how to style IN THEORY, but they just do not feel like me. They are very MaryK and I'm thinking of sending them off to her or to consignment.</p> <p>So my vote is to purge it. Too often I fall prey to things that aren't really me because of some externally appealing factor (saw it on someone else, price, rarity value, "I could make it work", etc.). This is another reason I've stopped thrifting for a while - too easy to pick up the almost-right piece. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826836 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:19:15 +0000 bj1111 826836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i like it a lot with the boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826828 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:07:58 +0000 Day Vies 826828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like Claudia's idea. I also agree that you shouldn't have to work that hard either. MaryK's idea of pairing it with a chambray shirt and moto jacket could work. I say put in the work only if it's worth the effort. </p> <p>The pins are OK -- but the proportions seem forced. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826824 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:03:38 +0000 cciele 826824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I'd repurpose it. Too much effort to make it work as is, I think. Love the scarf idea! Or maybe you could hack up the hem to make it asymmetrical and raggedy. Wear it with a black cami/corset style top and stompy black boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826822 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:00:19 +0000 A.Kiernan 826822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Could it be altered into a pencil skirt?</p> <p>If not, then I second the suggestion of turning it into an infinity scarf. Such a pretty print! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826802 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:45:04 +0000 Isabel 826802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also don't think that it is you...I also think that if you have to go through contortions to make it "kinda, seem" like you, then you should let it go. Nothing you wear should be that much work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826797 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:36:36 +0000 Claudia 826797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it was Academichic, I'll try to find it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826796 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:34:57 +0000 MsMary 826796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Claudia, do you have a link? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826795 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:32:14 +0000 Claudia 826795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, would you want to consider turning it into a DIY infinity scarf?</p> <p>Early on I tossed some lovely silk skirts that I wish I had kept for the fabric to make a scarf after seeing it simply done on a blog. Just thought I'd throw it out there because I know how handy and frugal you are, if it's an idea you hadn't thought of, if not for this skirt, another one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826785 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:20:29 +0000 rae 826785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, mentally preparing to toss. I have a couple ideas pinned that I might try before I let it go, but I'm going in expecting the worst.<br /> <a href="http://pinterest.com/ranksubjugation/outfit-inspiration/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/ranksubju.....spiration/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826768 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:03:55 +0000 Janet 826768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, this is exactly the kind of item I've struggled with too, only to ultimately give them away. I had a few things like this in my closet that I'd had for years -- pretty prints that I like, and they fit, but I just never seem to reach for them, and when I tried them on, they just didn't make me excited to wear them.</p> <p>I'm a lot older than you, and I don't think anything could look frumpy on you, but when I tried to make these kinds of skirts work with my current style, the result ends up looking frumpy, not fab. I suspect you are finding a similar style disconnect from this skirt to what you're gravitating toward these days. </p> <p>If it were a pencil skirt and combined with an otherwise sleek black head-to-toe look, I could maybe see it. It's a cute skirt, I'm just not sure it seems like "you." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826754 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:54:55 +0000 Day Vies 826754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not sure this skirt is you Rae -- It looks more like a Lyn pick. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826753 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:54:43 +0000 Anonymous 826753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SGT is Steampunk Girly Tomboy, her summer style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826746 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:53:02 +0000 rachylou 826746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wait, what is SGT?</p> <p>You look really good in the skirt, but no, not really UWP. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826737 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:49:03 +0000 Anonymous 826737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just don't think it is you, Rae. I think a more 90s floral on black ground would work, but this one just doesn't seem to gel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826733 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:47:36 +0000 Thistle 826733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is a beautiful skirt, but it doesn't seem to be "you". It feels feminine and flirty rather than UWP. I think the fact you haven't worn it is also telling.</p> <p>That said, the other ladies had some great ideas on how to try and UWP it up. Maybe try that and see if you like it before you donate the skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826728 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:43:56 +0000 Amy 826728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a nice skirt, but it just doesn't strike me as "you." Although, mixing it up with Chambray and leather jackets might be fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826724 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:38:35 +0000 Vildy 826724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suppose you could try it on without tights and with some stompy short boots and do the Marc Jacobs thing.<br /> Even then, if you put a moto and chains with it. Seems too retro punk, though. But otherwise.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826723 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:38:17 +0000 cinnamon fern 826723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about putting it away until summer, and seeing how you feel then? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keeptoss-rose-print-skirt#post-826722 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:35:45 +0000 MsMary 826722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear my rose print skirt with a chambray shirt and/or black moto jacket. I think either of those would work with this skirt. Or a black tank in the summer.</p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-1224-christmas-eve-back-in-the-salt-mines" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....salt-mines</a></p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-119-blogger-copycat-preview----chambray-and-floral" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....and-floral</a> </p>