Velvet as daywear: yes or no?

[Turquoise]

I love velvet almost to the point of fetishism and need a new skirt.

There's a shorter version of this in Kew at the moment, in black which is gorgeous, but I can't afford a 'party only' skirt, besides having no parties to go to - I need an everyday skirt to go with boots. Would I look hideously overdressed/slightly mental?

fine for winter daywear
but tis dryclean only, you know...

looks great for daywear,mixed with casual boots and chunky wool.

great one in toast hope this works

As long as its good quality/good cut, otherwise you look like you're going down the Goth route.
I speak from experience.

Forgot about dry cleaning. Worth it though I think.

Those toast skirts are gorgeous, bit steep for me though - think the Kew one is about £50. (and I'd have to wear it A LOT for that!)

It's decided - am going to buy it and Look Fabulous

I often wash things that say dry clean only and they're normally fine.