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Anonymous

I have been avidly following Greyscale's posts about upgrading essential wardrobe items and her search for black denim skirts:

https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....ssorted-kr

Both her posts struck a cord with me. I am one that buys a cheaper version of something (e.g., while jeans) to experiment and see if this is a wardrobe item I want to invest. Once I reach a certain comfort level, I most certainly do upgrade. This system has served me well through the years because if a particular trend does not work for me, I lost little in the experiment. I use Joy's insightful question of "if I upgrade to this garment, will I continue to search for this item????"

Joy's question works GREAT for wardrobe items that are not my personal obsession (e.g., black, and now, navy slacks). I will never NOT be shopping for them.

Anyways, this post is about denim skirts. I have been fascinated with Greyscale's black denim skirts. And now I have to have one. Not black. I am looking for a knee length, white denim pencil skirt. So I bought this one.

Not knee length, check. Not white, check. Pencil, check. Denim, check.

Is this the ultimate in settling!? It has not shipped yet, but I am oddly excited to try it on. I love the buttons. I think Greyscale pointed out that buttons are preferable to zippers (noted). Buttons, check.

The dark color and the length might make this skirt more useful (first rationalization). I am thinking I might be able to wear it to work ... sans hose (second rationalization)!!! I certainly own the shoes to coordinate with a skirt like this (third rationalization).

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Denim Button-Front Pencil Skirt

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Toban

Veteran

Love this skirt for you! I find my denim skirt so very versatile and awesome in three seasons. For my body shape I prefer zipper and just above knee length, but I can see you rocking the midi length. Looking forward to seeing it on you.

Anonymous

I think it will work for me, Toban. It might be better than white (fourth rationalization). I am excited. The zippers bulge out on my lower abdomen and accentuate the lower tummy. Greyscale's comment about buttons was revolutionary.

3style

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Sterling, perhaps it would help to articulate why you thought you wanted a white one.

I really liked my white LE for walking around in bright sunlight and high wind and not worrying about wind blowing my skirt up. I live in a beach town on a peninsula, and used to live in Chicago, so I’m always thinking about wind in terms of practically.

And, I found that if I wore the white denim with a button down shirt or a cotton blazer, it was dressy enough for my fairly casual work environment.

My particular side comment about the BR skirt is that I tend to like buttons on tops, cardigans and blazers. I bought an F21 skirt in mustard a few years back to test drive the color. I found the buttons down the front to be a huge deterrent to wearing it, because buttons all the way down looked weird. Mustard I liked but I’m currently on a huge green kick, so that is my default faux neutral.

I wish my white denim skirt could be taken in, but I can tell it’s just too three dimensional in the tush to deconstruct and salvage.

lyn67

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I always loved non blue denim skirts(they can be dressed up so well!), esp white, grey and black (for ex.waxed) and have a few. I've recently found white denim skirts with small asyimmetric slit on a front leg and zipper on the back-so not bulking my tummy further:-) but now I want some blues, with embroidery on low sides, too!:-)

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Suz

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Denim skirts can be really useful items. I like this one, too. It will provide a strong vertical impression because of the buttons.

Kathie

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I, too, have been looking for a white, knee-length denim skirt, but haven’t found one yet. (Madewell was too short, Boden chino was so large that I got frustrated with buy/return, an Orvis one sold out.) In “settling” for a blue one, I asked myself if the blue would be orphaned, even if I find a white one next season. In my case, the answer was, “no” because my super casual skirts had dwindled to two, one of which is completely worn out.

This is a great skirt- love the buttons- and if you can wear it to work, all the better.

viva

Veteran

I really love this skirt and hope you'll post a picture when it arrives. I'm going to read Greyscale's post about denim skirts now, to school up. I don't think I've ever really found one that works for me.

Anonymous

3Style -- I thought the white would be dressier. I have no idea why I thought that ... except perhaps the blue denims I have looked at all seemed very casual. I'll make sure the bottoms don't look weird. Thanks for the tip.

Zipper on the back, Lyn67!! I didn't even know to search for that type of thing. It would indeed be the perfect solution.

Thanks Suz.

Kathie -- You bring up a very good point. If this skirt works for me, I won't be continuing to shop for denim skirts (white or otherwise). I really only need on skirt. Two denim skirts would be a duplication in my wardrobe.

Thank you, Viva. I never took very good WIW photos (it was an angle thing). I eventually just gave up trying to take pictures except for my own personal evaluation.

Angie

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Sterling, I love your spirit. You are earnest and hard working! I am sure you'll rock a denim skirt.

A caution about buttoned skirts - they can gape when you sit, or even on the tummy area when you stand. Watch for that. I much prefer zippers. I am wearing my denim midi today - this is my exact outfit:

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Anonymous

I hadn't considered the gaping, Angie. Thank you.

Mel

Agree about the gaping. I end up sewing shut my buttoned skirts and dresses just because I don't want to have to keep an eye on them during the day.

Anonymous

Good idea, Mel. Thank you for the useful information.

Joy

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This skirt will be a fabulous addition to your wardrobe if the buttons don't gape. Be sure to do a sitdown test before cutting the tags. It may not hurt to do a trial wearing it and walking quickly . Does it give you room to stride? Do the buttons come undone. Does the skirt turn or ride up as you walk?

Like the Season

Love this skirt. I'll be anxiously awaiting the verdict.

DonnaF

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I agree about gaping. Also make sure your tops are the right proportions. I, too, have been seeking a white jeans skirt. In retrospect a too short one I had would have been perfect if I had picked open the hem. But I didn’t think to do so before I got rid of it.

FWIW the $88 Sam Edelman white jeans skirt at Nordstrom is very unflattering. I found it to be a nice length (20 inches maybe) but overly stretchy. Even after sizing up twice it looked terrible and was not as opaque as I want. At least I had the presence of mind to conclude it was the skirt and not me!

Staysfit

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I was going to warn about the same thing as Angie. I love the look of a button front denim skirt, and have tried many. Even when I size up, they manage to gape. I am not sure why? I have a white denim JCrew dress that has a bib effect on top and a pencil skirt on the bottom, a bit like overalls, and it doesn’t gape, but I’m not sure why either. I’m sure there is some magic mix of design and spacing that made it work. I look for size and rear zippers.

Style Fan

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Gorgeous skirt Sterling. I also find buttons on skirts problematic. I adore button flies on jeans because the buttons are so close together but on skirts, the buttons are spaced further apart. But there may be ways around this.

I hope you will post a picture when the skirt arrives.

Teresa

I had a Garnet Hill black denim skirt that I loved, a while back. I just went to their website, there’s a white denim skirt on sale, from the look of it:

https://www.garnethill.com/wee.....irt/458800

Anonymous

Thank you, Teresa. The white denim skirt is just what I was look for. It is no longer available. My loss. But the good news is that I will keep Garnet Hill on my shopping radar.

I am so glad I posted about this skirt. I never would have thought about either the bottoms or proper striding, had not all of you responded. Thank you, Style Fan, Staysfit, and Joy!!

DonnaF -- I am so glad you provided a review of the Sam Edelman skirt. I have been looking at it on and off for a couple of weeks now. I don't know why I never ordered it, but I can now rest assured that my decision was correct. I wouldn't have been happy.

Thanks, LikeTheSeason. I am pretty excited too!! The skirt arrived just a little bit ago. I'm going to wear it around the house for a bit ... with the tags on. Will report back this evening.

Anonymous

The skirt is AMAZING. It gaps a bit, but not so much that I can't make it work. I could even size down, but I am guessing that this size results in the least amount of gaping. I will try on one size down in the store before I make my final decision.

Once I decide on the size, I will implement Mel's suggestion and sew the gaps closed.

Side note: Recent shopping excursions have been teaching me that I lost two full sizes. I have been buying only one size down. I think it took me some time to absorb this change and become comfortable with it. Luckily, I had the force of the Forum to caution me to build micro-capsules during this stage of my journey. They were wise.

Toban

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Awesome news! I can’t wait to see it. Glad to hear that you are figuring out proper fit and size.

Anonymous

Thank you, Toban. You were invaluable to me on this leg of my style journey. I thank you for your willingness to instruct me. I don't know if I could have come this far so successfully without you.

Greyscale

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Just saw this thread - I'm glad you found a cool skirt! My particular button vs zipper fly comment was about jeans, but I can imagine it applies to skirts too, if the gaping isn't an issue. And I like the look of your skirt. Definitely has its own unique spin on the classic.

Anonymous

Thanks Greyscale! It was your thread that got me thinking along these lines. I could not get denim skirts out of my mind. I'm really happy with what I found too.

Stagiaire Fash

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Dude, you're stressing about what to wear to an outdoorsy wedding when you have this in your closet? Throw it on with a chunky sweater and hiking boots, boom! Fabulous.

Kate

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So glad the new denim skirt worked out for you, Sterling. It’s a beauty.

I finally gave up my search for a casual black denim skirt this season—this is the 3rd summer that I’ve been searching. A couple of weeks later I found one!

Actually, my sister found it. She discovered a cute little highwaisted denim number at Target for $20. It was adorable on her, but it didn’t occur to me to try it on because she is a tiny houglass and I am a strapping rectangle in comparison. It was only on the way to the checkout counter that my brain made the connection: highwaisted skirt + black denim. We are now skirt twins. Love my new skirt. Easy to throw on and go and look casually polished.

Anonymous

YAY Kate. So happy you found your skirt!!!!!!

Joy

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I wear my dark blue denim and white denim skirts about equally and would love to find a black or grey version that is knee length and a pencil skirt. The casualness of denim works well for my lifestyle and they can be worn year round