Reflect final sale price after all discounts and shall exclude shipping charges. Sold in our full-priced stores or elsewhere in the market. Comparable value prices are based on similar merchandise Marked price already reflect savings off the ticketed price, additional discount not applied toįinal sale (special savings) in stores. Qualifying Amount and Offer not valid on the purchase of final sale, itemsīeing sold to benefit charity (including donations), gift cards, previously purchased merchandise,įinal sale, Non- WHBM Outlet branded items, clearance items, taxes or shipping otherĮxclusions may apply. Prices shown reflect discount, noįurther discounts apply. WHBM Outlets (excluding boutiques), or atĨ77.948.2525 for select Outlet styles, while supplies last. It's quick and it looks very clean.Valid only online at, in participating U.S. I bagged the lining, enclosed the zip between the self layer and the lining and left an opening in one of the lining side seams to turn the skirt over. 20 minutes (and 20 dollars) later you have your perfectly matched zipper!I've made quite a few pencil skirts by now so the construction was very straightforward. Their service is great, you can customize any element of a zipper, the tape, the metal color, the size of the teeth, the pull, separating, etc. I couldn't come back any other day and I was on a deadline for the PR challenge, so I went to Botani instead. I know you can get a double zip shortened at Pacific Trimming in NYC, but the day I went their technician was not there. Until I decided to splurge big time on the zipper. The wool, the silk I used for lining and the interfacing were all from my stash so it was basically a "free" project. Notions – Custom made double zip from Botani in the NY Garment District. I'm not a fan of the knits, and that exact material is quite hard to come by, so I decided to do a classic lined wool skirt with that distinctive metal double zipper at the center back.įabric – Wool suiting from Mood Fabric, I believe it was The Row, lining is a lightweight silk twill from my stash. Just like Roland Mouret, she uses a type of thick knit material, something between scuba and Herve Leger Bandage dresses, and leaves the garments unlined. Since I live a few blocks away from Saks Fifth Avenue, I decided to have a quick look at her skirts. Pencil skirts are a basic piece of Victoria Beckham's main label and she has at least one per season. I also very much like the way she handles her fashion labels. But I was a HUGE Spice Girls fan in my early teens (walls covered in posters type of fan!) so it's actually a pretty good match for me. I know it's a stretch to call her a musician, since she publicly acknowledged that she actually never sang while part of the Spice Girls. I decided to look at celebrities wearing pencil skirts, and Victoria Beckham is a big proponent of them. So asking me to think of skirt when I listen to song or look at a bridge leaves me completely blank. I've more of an analytical mind than a creative one. But the twist is that the skirt has to be inspired by music or a musician. I wear a lot of pencil skirts, I have my own pattern and I can make one relatively quickly. I had initially no plan to participate in this year Sewing Bee contest organized by Pattern Review, but when the pencil skirt theme was announced, I knew I had to. ![]() And here we are with this pencil skirt, which most interesting feature is an exposed gold metal double zipper… A few weeks ago I heard myself proclaiming that I was officially sick of seeing exposed metal zippers. As a result, I often end up in the awkwardly looking at my shoes because I just did what I said I would never ever do. It's a French thing and it's embarrassing. I have tendency of making radical statements, about the smallest things, even when I'm not that convinced myself.
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