Camel Wool-twill Pencil Skirt (J.CREW, $130)
I don’t wear a lot of brown, but camel is just too good to pass up. It pairs beautifully with color, as well as with black. If you’d like a similar skirt for less, Mango has a similar skirt for $50.
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Inside the reader mail bag there are questions about summer beauty, hiring a personal shopper, navigating a sudden breakouts, and more. Let’s dig in!
And just like that, it’s April. Summer is almost upon us, and the retailers are filled with linen wares. Now, you know that I am usually unwilling to wear linen to work due to the wrinkles. But in this post-pandemic world, perhaps my mind can change.
Since Sloane was born, I’ve fallen hard into a black, white, and blue wardrobe. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but as spring blooms, I need a little color in my wardrobe (and probably a little print too). Here are a few tops that caught my eye for work.
This week, I fell mindlessly into my phone more than I think I ever have. My screen time went from 3.5 hours per day to 5 hours per day. But the increased eye strain did lead to some good finds. Just going to leave this right here. (I really need to work on “Didn’t make […]
Belle, this is my pressing question for the day. In your 2 out of 3 rule, what color tights do you sandwich between a camel skirt and light brown/”cognac” boots?
ebb: either no tights or nude small weave fishnets.
How did you know that I was in the market for a camel wool skirt? timely
I just bought this skirt and the matching jacket. I got compliments the first day I wore it, but the skirt wrinkled pretty badly in the front, and it was VERY noticable–more so than my black version.
H&M also has a similar camel/”beige” skirt currently for around $29.95 I believe. I bought it two weeks ago and I love it! The fabric is very soft and the skirt is well-made, with clean lines. Also it doesn't crease easily through the day and is very flattering.
A number of people who follow J Crew Aficionada (JCAs) feel the quality of this skirt has gone down, even compared to this year's version. I actually liked the sterling skirt (a little more A-line, online only) in same color a little better, but I already have so many pencil skirts so that may be why I'm leaning toward a slightly different shape.
I love J. Crew pencil skirts, but I too get nasty wrinkling across the front every time I wear them–to the point that I have to get them drycleaned before they're actually dirty, just to get the wrinkles professionally steamed out. And that's even when I'm wearing a size that's a tad too big for me (I'm between sizes, and haven't had the skirt taken in yet). Anyone know of a decent-quality brand that's less prone to this?
Re: the H&M beige pencil skirt
https://www.hm.com/us/product/01948?article=01948-B#article=01948-C
It's actually $17.95; even better!