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Is this skirt nice, or does it look like a child's?

26 replies

AstridLx · 14/07/2018 10:27

www.stories.com/en_gbp/clothing/skirts/denim-skirts/product.dot-embroidered-demin-skirt-blue.0521465003.html

I'm not sure if it looks lovely, or whether it looks like it's for a child?! Help me make me mind up! Also, if you do like it, what could I wear it with? I wouldn't want to wear it with just a plain white tee.

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Pictureiswonky · 14/07/2018 10:31

I like it.

HildaZelda · 14/07/2018 10:32

I actually had something very similar as a child in the 80s, so it's a no from me I'm afraid.

Pictureiswonky · 14/07/2018 10:32

I think with that colour denim you can wear it with any plain top. I tend to match my short denim skirt with pink.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 14/07/2018 10:39

Oh my God I want one!! It's just gorgeous...

AstridLx · 14/07/2018 10:42

Thank you for your replies! I think I might order one and see what it's like, as the embroidered spots are pretty colours as well. Never ordered from there before, I hope sizing is accurate, and quality is good!

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EnidButton · 15/07/2018 00:51

I really like it! I've had a couple of things from them and quality is good.

ReturnofSaturn · 15/07/2018 00:57

Hm definitely not my style but i wouldn't bat an eye at that on an adult.

Missbrick1 · 15/07/2018 08:18

I want it!

butlerswharf · 15/07/2018 08:20

I like it

SleepFreeZone · 15/07/2018 08:21

It’s totally inoffensive.

Nettletheelf · 15/07/2018 09:22

I think it looks like a kid’s skirt, sorry!

I am a bit sensitive to these things because I dread looking like a ‘unicorn woman’ (I.e. somebody who doesn’t want to take responsibility for anything or behave like a grown up and takes refuge in behaving in a childlike way and professing her love of unicorns).

Chocolatecoffeeaddict · 15/07/2018 11:28

I think anyone over 21 would look a bit soft in that. Sorry!

Missbrick1 · 15/07/2018 12:27

tbf I think there is a world of difference between unicorn women & this skirt paired with a tshirt. But if we all liked & wore the same thing life would be boring!

MikeUniformMike · 15/07/2018 12:56

It's not my cup of tea.

CherryBlossom23 · 15/07/2018 13:04

I love it but I wouldn't have the balls to wear it - I'd feel like ab over grown toddler. I bet I'd love it if I saw it on someone in the street through. It'd look lovely with a light pink T-shirt.

AstridLx · 15/07/2018 20:14

Thanks for the rest of your replies...I guess I'll have to see what it looks like when it arrives!

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LadyOfTheCanyon · 15/07/2018 20:27

I also had a very similar skirt when I was ten. It's a bit Meh for me, but then I like strong patterns and shapes. I wouldn't be surprised to see this in Next.
I honestly wouldn't think anything if I saw it - it's very inoffensive.
On a side note, I find a lot of And Other Stories styling a bit Emperor's New Clothes - it's like they've taken Alexa Chung as their poster child and just run with it.

cessie322 · 15/07/2018 20:39

I think it's lovely and I like it with the white tshirt.

AndromedaPerseus · 15/07/2018 21:16

I had a similar shaped one when I was 15 without the spots I rocked it with outrageously lacy black tights and ballet pumps

joeybarnett · 16/07/2018 09:49

I like it! It looks really good with the T Shirt and it's just really fun.

I think I would prefer it if it just stuck to one colour dot rather than different colours but that's just personal taste.

I'm a firm believer in wearing whatever you want and age should never come into it.

If you look good - you look good!

Trills · 16/07/2018 09:51

It looks like it will ride up when you walk and the waist will end up under your boobs.

Or is it only me who has that problem with that shape of skirt?

Cliveybaby · 16/07/2018 09:51

It is both nice and childish...
I had something similar when I was 8/9 I think (90s)

ZenNudist · 16/07/2018 09:53

Nice. Plain tshirts or other tops. No other pattern

Hangingaroundtheportal · 16/07/2018 10:00

I am a bit sensitive to these things because I dread looking like a ‘unicorn woman’ (I.e. somebody who doesn’t want to take responsibility for anything or behave like a grown up and takes refuge in behaving in a childlike way and professing her love of unicorns).

Lol, I am a bit of a 'unicorn woman'. I'm not all out Disney T Shirts and Hello Kitty everything, but I do like a unicorn here and there, polka dots, maybe a holographic accessory. I am a 34 year old mother of two, and I can assure you that my clothing choices have no link to my ability to take responsibility for things in my life or my behaviour as a grown up 😂

That skirt is lovely, and totally inoffensive. Go for it!

lenalove · 16/07/2018 10:21

I bought this in the sale the other day, love it!

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