Hi, I've mostly lurked, but I have a question: I bought a dark blue tweed boucle skirt (J Crew Factory) today. It was pretty much what I was looking for, but it has a silver metallic thread in it (which I was not looking for). The young woman at the cash register asked if I was buying it for an event, and then seemed surprised when I said I'd intended it for work. Did someone decide that daytime sparkle is no longer OK and I missed the memo? I'm 55 and was just starting to venture into the wonderful world of bling... Not that this is particularly blingy. I'm kinda clueless about this sort of thing though. What does the Fabulous Fashionista hivemind say? It's fairly short, and I was intending to wear it with black tights (Hi Suz -- team mostly tights here) and a black sweater. The salesperson suggested chambray. I'll post pictures tomorrow if it'll help, but I don't think the degree of sparkle will show in a photo anyway.