During another of my sometimes brutal wardrobe clean outs, I parted ways with this little purple skirt… I have to admit it was a little gut-wrenching to get rid of this one because it had only been in existence for one sad little winter, albeit a glorious one, since I wore it at least once every week! Aah! little purple mini skirt, the light that burns twice as bright burns but half as long… and your light has burned so very very bright… *
I made it in a purple wool/silk knit from KnitWit, using the Paprika patterns Jade skirt… and it was such a devastatingly useful, mix-and-match-tastic item of clothing! actually as all sludgy coloured little mini skirts are. Sadly, the knit, while a gorgeous colour, of a lovely weighty thickness and with a magnificent “quality” feel and texture to it, didn’t have a huge amount of recovery… and I’d used a VERY stretchy black poly for lining it, some leftovers from my tights! if I recall correctly! Definitely not sturdy enough to give the purple knit the backbone it needed, so the whole thing got floppy quite quickly. Toward the end of winter I actually worried a bit that it would at some point slide slowly and gracefully south down my smooth, black-tights clad legs to my ankles and become a rather gorgeous purple hobble…. haha wouldn’t that be glamorous/fabulous/amusing… NOT.
Anyway, because it’s been that good I thought I’d give it a little farewell party… the fact that I only wore it for one winter and still found six outfits where it is paired with almost totally different items of clothing in each one is testament to its versatility! Also, since these were all taken during my Year of Handmade; you know, that year in which I wore ONLY clothing and shoes made by myself, ahem…I made every single blinking thing I am wearing in each of these photos, which is why the black boots appear in so many outfits, sorry…
Links to all construction posts provided 🙂
Below: at left; with its matching top, charcoal gloves, black tights, black boots
At right; with ivory top, blue cardigan, navy cardigan, purple scarf, charcoal gloves, navy tights, black boots
Below, at left: with charcoal twist top, raspberry tights, black boots;
At right; with pink jumper, green scarf, lime green hand warmers, black tights, black boots
Below at left: with ivory top, grey coat, raspberry scarf, black tights, black boots
at right: with coffee Tshirt, striped jumper, black tights, black oxford shoes
Ok, so it’s awff to the sewing room… because clearly I need a new one …
* Blade Runner, after Lao Tzu
That is such a great looking skirt. Hopefully, you will be able to make something similar to replace it with!
P. S. I never get tired of those boots!
thank you so much! to be honest, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of them either ;D
Line and colour on the bottom, pattern on the top for you it seems Carolyn? This skirt has served you so well, looking forward to V2.0!
thank you!
It’s a very cute little piece, I look forward to version 2!
thank you Sarah! xx
Beautiful skirt! I particularly like the pairing with your high contrast horizontal striped sweater!
And I miss your companion 🙁
thank you… I do too, every single day
Oh, that is so disappointing! It was a great skirt. I’ve had a few things give out recently for lack of recovery too, though I’m a bit sad, I guess it does give me license to sew new ones.
yes, you’re right… it’s nice to have an excuse to sew something new. I’m only sad because I really did love the colour of this one 🙁
So versatile.. I love your stripy jumper and oh to see Sienna again.
thank you… I miss her every single day
I love this skirt! You are the reason I made mine 🙂 But, that can be said about other items of my clothing too. ha ha My favorite combination is the very top right one. I love all the layers you put together!!
thank you so much! I’m partial to that top right outfit too, think it is one of my favourites 🙂
I remember when you first posted this skirt – I loved it and went off immediately to check out this pattern. How sad you had to toss it in the bin having only worn for one season. I love these short skirts too with leggings and layers and I’ve been eyeing a couple of patterns that will serve that purpose. I read recently that the power of 3 is important for fashion forward dressing (3 garments as opposed to 2 like your upper right photo 🙂
thank you Kathleen! One season is just not long enough for any piece of clothing in my opinion, but it’s my own fault for not giving enough thought to the lining. My next one will be engineered much better! 🙂
It’s sad that it just didn’t hold up– it looks like a great color! I’ve been eyeing this skirt for ages, but haven’t even gotten the pattern yet. One of these days. I hope the next version has a longer lifespan!
thank you! I’ve made my next one to much longer lasting… I expect at least three years from my clothing… at least! 🙂
No, we most definitely would not want the skirt sliding down unnoticed! Great skirt and lovely to see Sienna x
thank you, and yes I miss her every day still
I liked this skirt too. It does seem to be a neutral, yes? Lovely to see Sienna again.
thank you Connie, I believe purple is a great neutral 🙂
Goodbye purply Jade skirt! 🙂 I totally get why you wore this so often, it goes with everything! 🙂
thank you Katharina! I wish I could replace it exactly, am a bit sad the fabric store has sold out of this colour 🙁
I had forgotten about this skirt – and its fabulous. I will be looking that pattern out myself! Can’t wait to see version 2.
I love the “Blade Runner” quote, from one of my favorite scenes of the movie, if not the favorite.
Loved this little skirt and sorry to see it had to go, but I can’t wait to see the next version.
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