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Help me choose a skirt...

33 replies

MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 17:26

Forthcoming wedding, will be bfing Cub

Have dusty pink angora wrap cardi, white camisole, dark brown shoes, bag, wrap
...in need of a pink-and-brown skirt to pull it all together

what I really had in mind was a Boden-type applique one but this winter their brown skirts all have blue detail ()

Some possibilities in White Stuff but this isn't quite brown enough, neither colour of this is quite right, and I can't tell if this one is brown or grey.

Or are they all too casual for a wedding anyway?

Would something like this with white vest under be a better bet?

Don't want to spend too much as am still changing shape postpartum...

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norkmaiden · 13/09/2007 17:31

What are the shoes like - chunky, delicate..?

Am hunting...

MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 17:40

thus but brown and with slingback.

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ProjectIcarusinhercar · 13/09/2007 17:42

I suspect you could drive yourself daft looking for a matching skirt tbh.

I would go with the dress but with a pink cami under. Get a cheap one and hack feeding slots in it. Cheap faux silky ones don't run and hold their shape you know that "satin" type.

norkmaiden · 13/09/2007 17:44

serious lack of dusky pink out there, as far as I can see.

How about this
?

JackieNo · 13/09/2007 17:47

Neither of these quite right, but how about more brown or more pink?

MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 17:51

actually Tansen might just do it
how do their sizes come up?

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norkmaiden · 13/09/2007 17:56

are you into tartan

(am doubting it btw!)

ProjectIcarusinhercar · 13/09/2007 17:57

Damn you and your links. I can see far to many items on that site for the dds and I.

JackieNo · 13/09/2007 18:09

Don't know how the Tansen sizes come up, I'm afraid.

JackieNo · 13/09/2007 18:10

But that one would work well, by the looks of it.

MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 18:18

we may be getting somewhere

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MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 18:19

is this pink print or am I deluded?

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ProjectIcarusinhercar · 13/09/2007 18:29

nice skirt suspect it is toffee embroidery though.

You really want a skirt don't you ?

ProjectIcarusinhercar · 13/09/2007 18:30

You should ask the skirtmeister about uttam sizes I think she mentioned something about them on that thread.

SilentTerror · 13/09/2007 18:31

Can't tell about that one,Great Plains don't do a zoom facility do they. Actually prefer the first Great Plains one,seems a bit more to it IFYSWIM.

fishie · 13/09/2007 18:36

i have just look at catalogue for you mrsb, it is beige embroidery. the pennies skirt looks more coral than pink too. i find warehouse often very good for skirts.

uttam things often have some startling detail which isn't illustrated, remember franny's skirt?

MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 18:39

yeees
but how startling could a brown skirt be? [wishful thinking]

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fishie · 13/09/2007 18:42

it might have a turqoise lace bustle or something. i

AeFondKiss · 13/09/2007 18:48

tansen one was the lovliest of your choices mrsb...

have you a budget?

have you looked at monsoon, laura ashley type places?

coast?

adili might have someting a wee bit different

AeFondKiss · 13/09/2007 18:53

I just looked at monsoon, not inspired

fishie · 13/09/2007 18:56

too long?

fishie · 13/09/2007 18:59

similar vein but for some reason i can't zoom so colour might be wrong.

MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 19:04

max £50 as fingers crossed my waist will reappear before I get much wear out of it

no more than 2" below knee else I look like my mum

am planning a trip to White Stuff...

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MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 19:07

(and have looked in obvious places eg Next DP Topshop Principles LA Monsoon Wallis Oasis Coast Debenhams FCUK River Island Miss Selfridge)

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norkmaiden · 13/09/2007 19:20

one last bash at skirthunting.

just brown

dash of pink

wildcard
worn a la this combo