https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 03:42:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-671379 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:59:51 +0000 Transcona Shannon 671379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've tried the blue on again (you can see it in my Leather Jacket #2 thread) and decided I really don't like the fit. I feel very wide in it. It's going back and I'm keeping the orange one. </p> <p>Thanks all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-671367 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:44:35 +0000 Aida 671367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a big fan of bright pencil skirts! I love the orange one on you, the shaping is just perfect. The blue one was great... until the side view. I like the way the orange tapers, it looks more flattering to me. But I also prefer my pencils a bit tighter so take that for what you will Regarding lining, I would say a slip should work fine. Regarding tights, I think if you like and wear black that should work just fine. If you're concerned about Halloween-ness just be sure that you're not wearing ONLY orange and black; I think that overly matchy matchy with just those two colors is what does it. (I am wearing a primarily orange and black outfit today, but there's a healthy dose of white and blue in there. I don't think it looks Halloweeny at all.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-670992 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:39:57 +0000 rae 670992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, as someone who has not been able to find bright skirts, I think these are VERY exciting! Keep keep keep! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-670982 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:26:11 +0000 Jem 670982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Sveta's idea , too! How about a polkadot top under. Superstore had a bunch of Joe Fresh polka dot T's in last time I was there. A plain t would look good, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-670962 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:03:55 +0000 Transcona Shannon 670962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've read the label for the Tahari skirt and it turns out the leather trim at the top of the waistband is faux leather - therefore I think the dry cleaning would be less costly.</p> <p>Sounds like I should keep both? although definitely a preference for the orange.</p> <p>Sveta - LOVE your idea of pairing the orange skirt with the blue KS pumps and white denim jacket - what would I wear for a top under the jacket? Just a white tank?</p> <p>Thanks for all the feedback ladies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-670961 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:03:43 +0000 Freckles 670961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I adore the orange on you. The lines of the skirt are stunning.</p> <p>The drycleaning would be a deal breaker on the cobalt one. I mean it's already $38 to clean a skirt, add leather trim and you might as well buy a new skirt instead of clean it... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-670845 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:22:21 +0000 ManidipaM 670845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely! I too have a slight preference for the orange in terms of figure flattery (no, it's not the hips, Shannon; like K Can Shop says, it's the centre back that kind of bells outward, though the side seams seem to curve in at the hem) as well as easier upkeep (dry-cleaning might have been a deal-breaker for me). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts/page/2#post-670842 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:20:05 +0000 modgrl 670842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Keep BOTH!!! How often do you really dry clean your skirts? They don't get that dirty at work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670764 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:01:02 +0000 lyn67 670764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!:-)<br /> (sorry for shouting that loud:-))<br /> Lovely colour and shape, esp.love they are kind of midi. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670734 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:49:47 +0000 Mona 670734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These skirts are amazing. I want to go to winners too. I absolutely love the orange skirt. but like others said, what coloured tights would you pair it with? The blue one is good too but not as good as orange one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670716 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:40:22 +0000 lyn* 670716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love them both on you, Shannon; I think the orange one looks better, but the blue one is not far behind!</p> <p>As for the not-lined problem; I also use a slip! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670692 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:19:33 +0000 Lyn D. 670692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love them both, especially the orange! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670683 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:08:44 +0000 Deborah 670683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think these are very exciting! I would love to add a couple of skits in a block color to my closet:). The fit of both looks perfect and I think they will be super versatile. Great finds:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670680 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:01:31 +0000 jayne 670680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>keep both...love the colors and fit...cannot wait to see you make them SHannon! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670678 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:58:11 +0000 K. Period. 670678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love love love the color of both of those. I think you'll find either color can be extremely versatile. I think the fit on the orange one is fabulous. The fit on the blue one (much as I usually love Tahari and I really do love Tahari) is just a smidge off. I think it is because it bells out on the bottom on the side view, rather than cutting in and cupping your cute rear. The extra volume in it looks like...well...extra volume. Then again, I probably like my pencil skirts a little tighter and slightly more bombshell looking (ala Laura Petrie) than most. I'm such an apple that I revel in the illusion of curves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670647 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:53:14 +0000 Jenava 670647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, you have to keep the orange one! I have an orange skirt that I've mixed with all sorts of fun things, from blush pink and mushroom to yellow! Sooo much fun to pair it with unexpected combinations...</p> <p>The blue skirt is lovely, but I'd be wary of Anna's point about the cleaning.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670635 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:34:13 +0000 HelenInCanada 670635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A huge YAY for Winners - one of my fave stores, absolutely. Been scoring big there this season, after a somewhat dismal winter. Both skirts are keepers!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670627 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:25:58 +0000 Sveta 670627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hereby take the blame...because those skirts are AMAZING!!!!<br /> If they were in my Winners they would go home with me for sure.<br /> Can you imagine this orange skirt with your cobalt KS shoes and white denim jacket? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670619 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:20:44 +0000 sarah 670619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with everyone else! The orange is a "winner". From the side view, the blue doesn't seem as "pencil-ish" as the orange one. It's a nice color, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670589 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:21:46 +0000 Jem 670589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear half slips with my skirts that aren't lined. No problems that way. Heck, they probably have those at Winner's, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670586 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:20:23 +0000 Transcona Shannon 670586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whoops - I just realized trying the orange one on again that it isn't lined. Are we talking the potential for skirt-sticking-to-tights syndrome here??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670582 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:16:15 +0000 Jem 670582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It does seem like they are getting some nicer things in. (although we do have a store across town that has a huge section of designer brands--I'm glad that one isn't close!) Anyway, I saw that blue skirt, it was too short for me, but I really liked the fabric on it. I didn't notice that the trim was leather. If it was me, I'd just handwash it. I agree that the orange one fits a little better. It looks like the blue one could be tapered a bit at the bottom. I didn't notice how much it was. Winner's usually gets in a lot of good pencil skirts, though and I'm guess they will start getting more and more fall items soon. I'll bet you will get a ton of wear out of them if you keep them. (you have to keep the orange one for sure!!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670577 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:07:59 +0000 Transcona Shannon 670577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmmm...tights with orange....what about just nude micro fishnets until it gets too cold? I guess black would be too Halloween-y. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670548 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:47:23 +0000 Jonesy 670548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Orange for the win, as long as you can think of legwear to pair it with (in terms of tights--I find orange tricky in that regard). The blue is nice too, but I agree about the leather trim complicating matters, and the fit is not quite as fab as with the orange. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670543 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:40:44 +0000 Meredith1953 670543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the blue one for color but the orange one also lovely and does flatter your silhouette more nicely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670520 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:11:16 +0000 Anonymous 670520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the fit of the orange one best . It seems to taper in just a little at the bottom . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670516 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:09:08 +0000 Transcona Shannon 670516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the feedback ladies! Kari and blonde - when I look at the pics again, I do see that the orange is a more flattering shape. It elongates me a little better. There's something wide about the blue one right at the hips. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670513 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:07:20 +0000 D'Ellen 670513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love, love, love the orange one! I'm not as keen on the blue. All in all I think the color, shape and length of the orange are more current...but my personal preferences are weighing in here, so I'm hesitant to say K or R on either one. They may both work in your closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670507 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:03:46 +0000 Melissa 670507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ooooh keep!! I love the colorful pencil skirts that I have been seeing on ylf-ers! I love this concept! Your skirts look to fit you very well...love love them on you! Definitely fun...can't wait to see the completed outfits. Bet you can wear lots of fab pencil skirts in beautiful colors. I think you can get multi-season use out of these depending on the material.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-two-colourful-pencil-skirts#post-670506 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:03:15 +0000 Transcona Shannon 670506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooooh thanks Anna - didn't think about the dry cleaning costs with the leather trim. Will have to think about that. </p>