Sunday, July 18, 2010

Skirt week - Appley

I was in Spotlight a few weeks ago buying up big on wool blend when I came across the most bizarre fabric. It was a lightweight denim cotton with embroidered red apples on it.

Denim apple skirt - fabric

Sure it was a kid's fabric ... but I couldn't help myself. I had to have it and make a skirt from it. There were a few problems with holes in the fabric, but the store offered me extra so I could fussy cut the pattern, and a couple of days later I had myself a very appley skirt to take to Melbourne. I used red thread for the whole skirt, and a red zipper too. I was going to use red ric rac on the hem, but I thought that might be overkill. So I wear red tights with it instead.

Denim apple skirt

Tights are We Love Colors, again, but this time in red. This skirt and tights combo is a current favourite of mine, and I'm going to shake the public service up on Friday when I wear it on what is probably going to be my last day at work. And maybe I'll create an apple pie chart with some cinnamon data as my farewell present to people I have loved, loved, loved working with for the last ten months. That would be fitting.

14 comments:

  1. Fantastic fabric for a skirt. Are those also apple buttons on your cardigan? That would be too perfect.

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  2. Love the outfit Michelle! The fabric is fantastic too, it's so hard to go past embroidered apples.

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  3. Eeeeeeekkkk! I love the denim red apple skirt so much. Happy last day at work and I don't think ric rac on the hem would be overkill.

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  4. Love red appley denim with red stitching!

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  5. The whole outfit looks fantastic!

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  6. Love the killer shoes too! Have just ordered some stockings... thanks for the earlier tip off!!!

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  7. Oh that it way too gorgeous. Yes, shake 'em up at work!!

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  8. I love love LOVE this outfit!!!!!!!!!
    You know, I went back for some of that denim after I first saw your gorgeous skirt, but they were all out =(
    Did I mention I love it?
    xo
    ps i can't stand seeing those lovely tights and not having any of my own anymore! If you need me i'll be at we love colours, trying to choose between those 51 colours!! haha

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  9. OK now lastnight I just browsed the tights website - so many options and I just couldn't decide, but now I have to go back and buy a pair in red!
    I bet all those public service girls will be jealous on Friday.

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  10. those tights are awesome! I've looked at we love colours so many times but never bought anything. What's your thoughts on them? Are they good quality? Are they worth the postage costs?

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  11. All these skirts and tights. I've never been a skirt of tights person, but I'm having a hankering! :)

    You look fantastic Michelle... and I'm still looking at those red tights! :D

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  12. yum yum - great skirt - what such fun fabric

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  13. LOVE those tights, the shoes and the apples! Great outfit!

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