https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:36:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill#post-1224947 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 21:11:54 +0000 Alassë 1224947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was excited to see a post from you again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill#post-1224856 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:09:05 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1224856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is nothing better than getting a good deal on great pieces! &nbsp; With the cost of the skirt it is definitely worth keeping and having it tailored. &nbsp;Love the leather jacket! &nbsp; A great thrifting day...</p> <p>I was going to Goodwill weekly and have sworn off for now... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill#post-1224852 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:04:45 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1224852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for your replies and suggestions!</p> <p>This skirt is definitely a keeper, and I am going to have the waist taken in a few inches. &nbsp; Just walking from my car to my boyfriend's condo a few blocks, I had five people stop me and compliment my outfit.</p> <p>I am going to try the mineral oil/baking soda solution on the mirror. &nbsp;Thanks for the tip!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill#post-1224785 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:44:34 +0000 rabbit 1224785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great scores! &nbsp;Love the skirt and silver jacket and how you are wearing the skirt today.</p> <p>I wonder about trying out&nbsp;wearing the skirt with something that also has mesh or lace or chiffon in it, &nbsp;kind of continuing to play off the heavy/light mix of fabrics in the skirt.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill#post-1224742 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:20:30 +0000 carter 1224742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to see you back! Great skirt and peplum jacket. You have the best luck at GW. Love the Sheldon Cooper reference...the only sitcom I watch! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill#post-1224718 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:36:50 +0000 Joyce B 1224718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try rubbing the candle wax with a mixture of mineral oil and baking soda.<br /> I used that to remove tree sap from our car and it worked.<br /> Your outfits look very flattering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-416-and-playing-around-suede-banana-republic-ballerina-skirt-and-why-i-love-goodwill#post-1224711 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:21:08 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1224711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was at Goodwill yesterday looking for show props, when I came across this skirt: &nbsp; Banana Republic, impossibly thick, soft, buttery suede, with a fringed underslip that gives it a ballerina look. &nbsp;For $5.95! &nbsp; I seldom come across such beautiful leather pieces below $300.</p> <p>It is a size 8, and right now, I wear a 2-4 in BR. &nbsp; But I LOVE&nbsp;this skirt, and couldn't walk away from it. &nbsp; So I am wearing it today, and will decide if I am going to have it altered, or just give it to my baby sis when I see her next month.</p> <p>I am still playing around with stylin ideas, and would love any&nbsp;ideas to make this a little more springtime - at least for the next few weeks. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:) &nbsp;</p> <p>#1-3 &nbsp; Idea one, rejected as too wintry. &nbsp;&nbsp;Skirt, worn with a mock turtleneck, some 66 denier tights, and black suede pumps by Aqua (also a Goodwill find).</p> <p>#4-6 &nbsp; Idea two, rejected as too many ideas in one outfit. &nbsp;&nbsp;Betty Draper does suede? &nbsp;I didn't like this outfit at all, but hah! &nbsp; I just realized&nbsp;this is an all-Goodwill outfit. &nbsp; Completely accidental. &nbsp;&nbsp;Banana Republic sweater, Cole Haan pumps.</p> <p>#7-8 &nbsp; &nbsp;What I am actually wearing today. &nbsp; The skirt and sweater from #1, lighter hose, and daintier pumps.</p> <p>#**9-11 &nbsp; &nbsp;Bonus photos of the gunmetal leather peplum-ish jacket I got at Goodwill last week. &nbsp; BEST GW EVER!!! &nbsp;</p> <p>**Note that there isn't actually a hole in my pants in photo #9. &nbsp; The previous tenants of my condo included a Sheldon Cooper-type&nbsp;who used candle wax to do algebraic equations all over the mirrored closet door. &nbsp; I have been in my condo four years, and everytime I think I have gotten that stuff off the mirror, the light hits is just right, and I realize, nope. &nbsp; There is still wax. &nbsp; So if anyone knows how to get candle wax off a mirror, let me know.</p>