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Modern styling ideas for a beautiful vintage skirt

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Sarri · 26/04/2016 21:15

I have this very beautiful skirt that I've worn a few times for 'dos' and I plan to wear soon for an evening wedding celebration. I've previously worn it in a very 'vintage' fashion: black off the shoulder bardot top, a wide black elasticated belt, kitten heel sandals. It's always going to look a bit retro, it's got a built in net underskirt - but I'd like to find some different things to wear with it - a more modern shaped top, or a different belt maybe? Would love to hear your ideas.. thanks

Modern styling ideas for a beautiful vintage skirt
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MrsLettuce · 26/04/2016 21:39

That's lovely. Is the darkest colour navy? Is hard to be sure with the size of the photo. Is alos hard to tell how long it is, calf length or longer?

There's a lot of this sort of thing about ATM, in terms of shape. Might this work? Bottom layer tucked in of course.

What size shoes?

MrsLettuce · 26/04/2016 21:40

these are maybe better but not cheap and probably less comforable

Sarri · 26/04/2016 22:36

Hey - thanks for the ideas, I absolutely love that coast top, totally different shape than I'd considered and would work really well with the waistline. The darkest colour on the skirt is a slightly dusty shade of black - it's a very strange wool felt fabric. Skirt is about calf length on me as i'm a midget.

That second pair of shoes would look great and they've got them in my size - 3, hadn't thought about picking out the brighter blue in the skirt, tho a bit terrified at the threat of them being less comfortable. I am a high heel wimp.

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MrsLettuce · 26/04/2016 22:49

Ah, not navy. I'm sure there'll be something similar about in a darck charcoal. I did wonder if it was tweedy or wool or something but thought I was imagining it!

I don;t think the second shoes look dreadfully uncomfortable, no. Just meant less comfortable that the lower heel of the first ones. I suspect they'd look amazing with the skirt.

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