Lyn67, how do you wear yours? Mine looks straight in that pic—I was trying to make it swing, and most of the material swung around in back, but it actually has a bit of a flare. It’s tucked away for now, but I’m pretty sure it’s another Moda International piece. I have seen Next merchandise in stores here & like a lot of their things. On this post being exhausting—whew, yes! I got worn out long ago, but in between the basso profundo there were many helpful, productive comments and suggestions. I know we are supposed to respond to each commenter by name, but it got really re-iterative and I cannot come up with any more fresh responses. But like you, I’ve learned a lot. I hope you’ll post pix the next time you wear your skirt.

A little late to the party here. Just wanted to say that #22 looks fab on you with the deep colouring & pattern as well as the cut. Also curious which fantasy event you were planning to save #13 for?

I like skirts and dresses like 15 and 16 that hit you on or just below the knee You have good legs and this length shows them off without looking too short. I would suggest shortening the longer dresses and let out hems or purging the ones that are now too short.

Oh also in terms of keeping quiet when being asked a question, I think some of this may have to do with the forum's lack of ability to 'tag' people directly - so instead of receiving notifications of where exactly we were 'mentioned', we just see colours indicating whether there have been new responses to a thread.

I hope such a feature may be introduced in the future but, for now, that can lead to people* becoming a little overwhelmed trying to find the needle 'mention' in the haystack of new replies.

*Or maybe that's just me, returning to the forum again after a while?

Zaeobi, thanks for stopping by. You’re always such a sweetheart. How have you been? Am I correct that you are living in one of the places that has done well in battling this virus? I agree with you very much on how useful tags would be.
22 was a Florida purchase, but then I decided I couldn’t wear it there, because it really needs tights. I’ve been having a surprisingly (to me anyway) difficult time styling it. Tonal matches for the background color don’t seem right with the print, and when I try things in the colors in the pattern, they run into each other so it’s too much navy or too much pink, or the juxtaposition is too jarring. I’m a little irritated, because I was excited about wearing it here.
The outfit and event for 13 are the dress with a black lace body stocking, silver necklace, combat boots, black oversized moto jacket, and blue suede gloves, worn when a certain someone comes to visit (I’ve planned out my wardrobe in detail for a week, lol—we were just starting to actually plan his visit when Covid happened) to something like these concerts. https://www.hkw.de/en/programm.....nzerte.php He’s a musician, so I’ll let him pick. My (fantasy) wardrobe for that week is just for various venues where he chooses the shows we see.

ETA I saw your posts about the yellow dress and about that trying time when teachers were having to prepare both digital and in-person classes. I’m glad you got through that! Many of my friends did that as well.

Haha thank you, well as you can see I've barely been keeping up with the forum (sorry!) with having to adjust to a whole new slew of marking & grading criteria due to this virus - we *had* tackled the virus well but now we're suddenly getting a fourth wave of cases, due to dancing groups contracting & then spreading it, so now we're restricted to just two people in a gathering again

Ah I see - actually #22 reads more like an autumnal or winter skirt to me, so I'm surprised you found it in Florida. Have you tried it with chocolate brown or a rusty orange? Or with the navy & pink, maybe a deep purple would work better?

Oh I see, that outfit sounds like it would work well with the dress! Hopefully you will get to experience the concert lifestyle again soon - I'm not much of a live music goer, so I don't have much experience in appropriate concert attire lol

Thank you - we're still adjusting but it looks like we'll be online for next term too, so hopefully I won't have to worry about hybrid teaching again for the rest of the academic year.

Z—thanks for the suggestions on that mini (22). I actually included it in my latest batch of WIWs. Next time I wear it, I want to try longer tops/toppers with it. You’ve given me some good ideas about other colors.

Sorry to hear you’re experiencing yet another wave over there. Hope your family is well—I know India has been hit hard, so imagine they have been as well. Hope they are all ok. Btw, are you on camera for your online teaching? There have been a couple posts about what to wear for zoom calls.

Didn't read all the comments (it my work h&!! time) but I like 8,9, 12, 14 and 21 most.

Long tops sound like an interesting idea - be sure to share!

My immediate family are in the UK, where things are still pretty dire... hence why I couldn't go home this summer Pakistan isn't in the clear yet, but is still at least better than the UK's situation.

Aaj thanks, I've been forced to WFH for over a year now, so have had time to build a capsule - have amassed a little rainbow collection of 'Zoom blouses' from secondhand shopping

Thanks, ST. One day I look forward to dressing up that much again. My life for the last ten years has been very much like the lockdown people complain about, so I’m looking forward to getting back out there