Comments on: The skirt rule http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/ Free advice from a fashion pro Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Linda Harer http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-22872 Linda Harer Tue, 13 May 2008 05:32:23 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-22872 Please, more links to tops that can be purchased to go with skirts! Linda Please, more links to tops that can be purchased to go with skirts! Linda

]]> By: Sara http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-22577 Sara Mon, 12 May 2008 05:50:06 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-22577 My usual rule for skirts is to buy (or make!) A-lines in basic, classic colors and fabrics (black, khaki, linen, cotton sateen), and then dress them up with my current selection of tops. If by chance I love a print skirt, I have to think hard about whether or not my current tops go with it. In summation, this new rule is fantastic. :) My usual rule for skirts is to buy (or make!) A-lines in basic, classic colors and fabrics (black, khaki, linen, cotton sateen), and then dress them up with my current selection of tops. If by chance I love a print skirt, I have to think hard about whether or not my current tops go with it. In summation, this new rule is fantastic. :)

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-21565 Caitlin Fri, 09 May 2008 00:48:15 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-21565 I love skirts, especially patterned or embellished ones. I have a few regulars that I wear with my skirts. One is a black knit silk v-neck top with elbow length sleeves, another is a short-sleeved ivory cashmere scoopneck , the third is a boatneck black sweater with pointelle detailing. If you have a few basics, it's easy to go from there. I love skirts, especially patterned or embellished ones. I have a few regulars that I wear with my skirts. One is a black knit silk v-neck top with elbow length sleeves, another is a short-sleeved ivory cashmere scoopneck , the third is a boatneck black sweater with pointelle detailing. If you have a few basics, it’s easy to go from there.

]]> By: cathy http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20899 cathy Wed, 07 May 2008 01:00:32 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20899 Thank you angie. :---) I wish I was at the office, that's what the skirts were bought for. Luckily I feel they were good purchases and will keep them for future seasons. But still even though you offered the option of where to get the top I can't help but feel panic. Thank you angie. :—) I wish I was at the office, that’s what the skirts were bought for. Luckily I feel they were good purchases and will keep them for future seasons. But still even though you offered the option of where to get the top I can’t help but feel panic.

]]> By: Terrie http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20615 Terrie Tue, 06 May 2008 02:31:22 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20615 Thank you so much for the information on shorter tops with skirts and longer tops with slacks. I had been wearing the same top for both and always felt like the tops were too short for my slacks. I will definitely not make that mistake again. Now I have most of the tops for my skirts and only have a couple of more orphans to find tops for. I am so glad I found this site. The information is helping me tremendously. Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much for the information on shorter tops with skirts and longer tops with slacks. I had been wearing the same top for both and always felt like the tops were too short for my slacks. I will definitely not make that mistake again. Now I have most of the tops for my skirts and only have a couple of more orphans to find tops for. I am so glad I found this site. The information is helping me tremendously. Thank you, thank you!

]]> By: Angie http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20610 Angie Tue, 06 May 2008 02:08:35 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20610 CLC, I hear you and I personally have a modest style, especially when it comes to the work place. Wearing sleeveless tops or grown-on sleeves like this style to work is perfectly acceptable. But strappy styles are not. There is a big difference between the two. Strappy styles a lot more naked and in appropriate unless they’re layered with a jacket or cardigan that does not come off. Well done Patience! 1. That’s a hard one. I’d say 3 to 4 tops at least. Denim skirts you can wear throughout the year and are extremely versatile. I wear loads of tops with my denim skirts – perhaps more like 9 or 10. 2. Welts as I call them are great. This is a really good top for skirts if you are rectangular and small chested, like the model. Thanks for posting a great option. CLC, I hear you and I personally have a modest style, especially when it comes to the work place. Wearing sleeveless tops or grown-on sleeves like this style to work is perfectly acceptable. But strappy styles are not. There is a big difference between the two. Strappy styles a lot more naked and in appropriate unless they’re layered with a jacket or cardigan that does not come off.

Well done Patience!
1. That’s a hard one. I’d say 3 to 4 tops at least. Denim skirts you can wear throughout the year and are extremely versatile. I wear loads of tops with my denim skirts – perhaps more like 9 or 10.
2. Welts as I call them are great. This is a really good top for skirts if you are rectangular and small chested, like the model. Thanks for posting a great option.

]]> By: Patience http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20512 Patience Mon, 05 May 2008 18:17:17 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20512 I think I have been applying this rule unconsciously but thank you for bringing it to my attention because I have had some close calls this season, buying skirts and then being lucky enough to find something in my closet to wear with them. Can you comment on two issues: 1. How many tops is a good number to have for one skirt? It seems like if the skirt has a print, one is sufficient but what about for a denim or navy skirt? I think I'd get bored of wearing the same top with them and wouldn't get as much wear out of the skirt. 2. What about knit tops with a banded bottom? This look doesn't seem as clean to me but it often seems easier to find tops that are short enough in this style. Or at least you can blouson the top over the band to short a little. Here is an example which is a little plain, but to give you the idea. http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod85603171&catId=cat302185 I think I have been applying this rule unconsciously but thank you for bringing it to my attention because I have had some close calls this season, buying skirts and then being lucky enough to find something in my closet to wear with them. Can you comment on two issues:
1. How many tops is a good number to have for one skirt? It seems like if the skirt has a print, one is sufficient but what about for a denim or navy skirt? I think I’d get bored of wearing the same top with them and wouldn’t get as much wear out of the skirt.
2. What about knit tops with a banded bottom? This look doesn’t seem as clean to me but it often seems easier to find tops that are short enough in this style. Or at least you can blouson the top over the band to short a little. Here is an example which is a little plain, but to give you the idea.

http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/p.....=cat302185

]]> By: CLC http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20509 CLC Mon, 05 May 2008 18:04:45 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20509 But I don't want to wear a sleeveless or near sleeveless shirt to work. I'm willing to go without panty hose, prefer it actually, but the sleeveless shirt at work just seems revealing. But I don’t want to wear a sleeveless or near sleeveless shirt to work. I’m willing to go without panty hose, prefer it actually, but the sleeveless shirt at work just seems revealing.

]]> By: Julia http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20504 Julia Mon, 05 May 2008 17:53:15 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20504 I called my local BR store and they said the petite ones are online only. I just placed an order and bought one in red and one in fushia. I hope they are not too long for me. I called my local BR store and they said the petite ones are online only. I just placed an order and bought one in red and one in fushia. I hope they are not too long for me.

]]> By: Meg from All About Appearances and The Bargain Queens http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20499 Meg from All About Appearances and The Bargain Queens Mon, 05 May 2008 17:09:12 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/05/05/the-skirt-rule/#comment-20499 I wear a lot of fitted knit tops with my skirts. My trick for getting the right length? I often shop for tops in the petites section despite being 5'10. I guess that wouldn't help gals who are petite, but it works great for me. I wear a lot of fitted knit tops with my skirts. My trick for getting the right length? I often shop for tops in the petites section despite being 5′10. I guess that wouldn’t help gals who are petite, but it works great for me.

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