I have up till now been totally anti-denim skirt -- for me anyway. However, having seen several forum members in longer versions, I decided to try this one from Target (always a good place to experiment!). It is absolutely perfect! I am generally a 6/8 -- right now a solid 8 in skirts and pants and this fit exactly true to size. In fact I didn't even try it on in the store--just held it up and brought it home to try under less disturbing lighting. It will even be ok if it shrinks a little. In any case, it's available online and in stores if anyone is looking for an under $30.00 denim skirt with a released hem. I'm actually going to trim a tiny bit around the frayed hem where some of the fraying seems too hang down too long for me.
I also brought home a Merona denim jacket the to try (another style which I've never liked on me) and I actually think it looks pretty good although I'm keeping the price tags on for now to compare with a couple of others. It's also available in white which might be useful. In addition (!), I brought home this Merona lyocell tunic which fits me perfectly in a medium -- on me it's a looser fit and much longer than on the model probably because I'm only 5'5" so it's much more what I think of as a true tunic length. In any case, that's my report from Target! I think online they're having a buy one get one 1/2 off promotion on women's clothing right now if anyone is interested.