https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:19:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1280644 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:46:49 +0000 Dee 1280644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ceit, my fits were similar to yours, it sounds like. The small was just ridiculously oversized and pooling everywhere. I had hopes for the XS, and the waist fit with a little rooom&nbsp;but I'm apparently a bit too curvy&nbsp;on the bottom.&nbsp;</p> <p>Diana, thanks for linking to your old thread. They didn't have the striped one (that's my preference, too) so&nbsp;I had tried on the abstract black and white print one that Shannon has. I wonder if the fabrication is different between that one and the stripe, hmm.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for your help and advice, ladies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1280622 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:19:01 +0000 Diana 1280622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/third-times-the-charm-vc-tube-round-3-kr" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....round-3-kr</a></p> <p>Here's my old k/r thread if that helps. The last photo in that thread shows several sizes of the VC tube skirt - from left to right, striped reg M, lace reg L, grey petite L, as well as a different skirt by Leith. I kept the striped one. I'd say the petite L was def closer to the reg M in width but I found it too short. </p> <p>If you can find one, try the big stripes. Seriously. Something about that particular pattern is seriously flattering on everyone. You might find that what looks like too bodycon in a solid is totally fine in a stripe. Also, the fabrication is different on some of the prints (like the lace print I tried - it didn't hang or taper nearly as nicely). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1280594 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:44:42 +0000 Anonymous 1280594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My ON skirt has held up pretty well, but I just find it feels too short for me.</p> <p>Interesting about the range of fits. I have a very flat rear so mine fit rather loose around the waist like Suz describes and doesn't really pull across the back. The M was huge on me, with empty saddle pockets on either side. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1280592 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:42:10 +0000 Dee 1280592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I would have snapped some pictures but the dressing room was very small with a narrow mirror. I considered bringing the XS home and thinking it over, but I felt I was really trying to talk myself into it. And that always leads to closet orphans! Disappointed, but maybe I'll order the petites online and then post some pics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1280585 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:34:06 +0000 Suz 1280585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dee, how about &nbsp;you bring one of those VC skirts home with you and show us? Or better yet - - bring them both (both sizes I mean) and compare. They are totally returnable within 30 days, so there is no loss. I remember last year Diana had to experiment with a few sizes before she found her sweet spot, but once she did, she never looked back.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1280582 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:29:29 +0000 Dee 1280582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found some VC skirts at the Bay today and tried the S and the XS. The small was so loose and gapped enough at the waist I worried it wouldn't stay up! But the XS was noticeably pulling across the hips/thighs, at least to my eyes. Does that happen to others? Maybe I'm between sizes? Left it behind and I'm reconsidering the one I tried at Old Navy, which is knee length, not midi, but fit much better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1279008 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:47:12 +0000 Dee 1279008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ceit, I was impressed by the thickness of the ON jersey! Do you feel yours has held up well? I might consider that to see if I really end up wearing it often. Sounds like you had the same fit experience I did, though.</p> <p>Abc, I'm still hoping to run across one in the wild, so to speak, for sizing purposes. But it looks like from some of the other responses I could make a decent guess about size if I want to order online.</p> <p>Suz, the point about two layers feeling more modest is a good one. I think we're about the same size, but I carry a bit more weight in my thighs than you do, so I bet I'll need to size up to the S.</p> <p>DonnaF, we are exactly the same size/shape, so thank you! Your sizing comments are very helpful. Being able to walk is important to me :)</p> <p>Diana, thanks! Glad to hear other pears find them comfortable/fitting.</p> <p>Elizabeth, lol, thanks! Maybe a body type difference between the two of you? I'm glad everyone says no shapewear though. I pretty much refuse to buy anything that needs it...</p> <p>Firecracker, good luck if you do decide to make one! I'm always impressed by your hand-sewn items.</p> <p>Dianthus, the smooth look is why I was asking about shapewear. Glad to hear it seems to work pretty well without it.</p> <p>Aubergine, the bodycon issue is something I debate about. I'm not usually overly concerned about modesty and my work is casual, but I also don't gravitate naturally toward those kinds of fits, so this is new to me. I'm glad yours is wokring so well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278993 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:29:10 +0000 Anonymous 1278993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have one in a petite large and I'm curvy and&nbsp;maybe an 8-10 in bottoms. I tried both that and a PM, but decided I'd feel more comfortable in the less bodycon fit. And I don't wear mine with shapewear either. I wear mine constantly, so I definitely recommend!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278989 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:22:47 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1278989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am also an 8-10 but mostly 8 and I have one in a Petite Medium and it fits nicely. &nbsp;I don't have a really nice smooth hipline and I find it is magic in its ability to give a smooth look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278917 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:29:02 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1278917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have one, but am reading with interest, as I'm intrigued by the idea of getting one. I could try to make one, but it would probably cost me less to buy one, especially if I consider my time. Thanks for asking the question! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278912 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:23:51 +0000 Elizabeth P 1278912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now I'm going to confuse you, based on Ceits reply. I'm generally an 8 in bottoms, and mine is a M. I would not want to go smaller... Mine curve around my butt a bit and wouldn't want it to any more! No shapewear needed. I love that they are double thickness. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278910 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:22:33 +0000 Diana 1278910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The VC skirts fit generously for a pear. I am a us 8-10 on the bottom and generally size up to L for tube skirts since I don't like a bodycon fit, but I have the VC in a M and I'd say it's not a very tight or bodycon fit. The L was gappy and saggy in the waist/belly and not tapered enough at the bottom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278904 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:14:49 +0000 DonnaF 1278904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dee, I am somewhat pear-shaped although in skirts I often wear a smaller size on the bottom so they fit at the waist.&nbsp; (I am generally a P2-4, and PS is P4-6 and PXS is probably P2 or P0-2.)&nbsp; I have no booty; I carry my weight in my thighs and could hardly walk in the VC PXS.&nbsp; The Nordstrom site says to size down if one is between sizes; this did not work for me AT ALL.&nbsp; I ended up with a PS and had them take it in at the elasticized waist.&nbsp; The fit is modestly bodycon; it cups in slightly at the seat and tapers slightly at the bottom and unfortunately shows where my thighs go out from my hips. &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>Note:&nbsp; The VC print tube skirts are a slightly different fabrication than the striped knit ones.&nbsp; I think the solid ones may also fit slightly differently.&nbsp; I don't think they would put one in a different size, however. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278869 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:34:27 +0000 Suz 1278869@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alana, VC is short for Vince Camuto. The tube skirts are magical. (The Bay sells some of them; you can also get them in the U.S. from Nordstrom's in more colours and patterns and a wider range of sizes.)&nbsp;</p> <p>I find the VC skirts fit generously and have magical "coverage" properties. Granted, I am not a pretty pear body type. But there is something about the double layer of fabric that seems to provide a greater feeling of security and feels more modest, even if snug.&nbsp;</p> <p>Mine are xs and a bit loose in the waist but smoothly body con in the hip/ bottom area. I don't worry about the waist since I don't wear anything tucked into them as a rule.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278865 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:28:59 +0000 Alana in Canada 1278865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What's VC? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278863 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:26:23 +0000 abc 1278863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you can try to find the VC one to compare I'd suggest that. The VC ones are magical. Can't say if other brands are equally constructed. I have too many (4 I think) but love every one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278862 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:23:39 +0000 Anonymous 1278862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The VC is two thin layers whereas the ON ones are one layer of thicker jersey.</p> <p>I have an ON jersey pencil skirt in M. </p> <p>I would say be as bodycon as you like -- I have tried the VC skirts in M and S (I am usually 8-10 in bottoms) and I found the M to be too big, so I settled on S. I have two of them.</p> <p>I don't think you would need shapewear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tube-skirt-fit-question#post-1278847 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:03:34 +0000 Dee 1278847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been really impressed by all the recent WIWs featuring the VC tube skirts and am considering adding one to my wardrobe. I haven't run across one yet at The Bay, but I was wondering how body-con they should fit. I had tried on a tube skirt at Old Navy recently and found the small to be a little big in the waist and didn't taper enough at the bottom, but the XS is very fitted. At least to me, since I'm a pear that generally stays away from anything body-con.</p> <p>So I guess I was wondering how fitted should they be/how fitted is too much?And do people generally wear shapewear under them, or is the jersey considered sufficiently think? Thanks for your advice!</p> <p>ETA - commented further down about fit after trying on the VC skirts. </p>