OOTE (Deco skirt and Posy cami)

Yesterday night we went out for dinner with friends. Just grownups. I can't even remember when was the last time that we went out without our daughter, it's like we emerged from hibernation.

The weather was warm enough to wear my deco skirt. I haven't worn a skirt in ages, with all the cold and snow this winter, so I was very excited.

You have already seen a similar outfit in the past, but at that time I didn't own the posy silk cami yet. I'm happy that I have decided to keep this cami because the skirt and the cami are made to go together. I have to thank GigiofCa because it was mainly her comment that decided me to keep it. At the time of the crazy post-holidays sales, $19.99 for this cami seemed almost expensive (because I didn't get the 30% off on top of that price); isn't it funny how everything is relative? What was I thinking?

Anyway, here it is, with the BR velvet jacket:


I took the pic above in the afternoon when I was trying the outfit on. That's why I wasn't wearing tights, not that it was THAT warm (my stocking drawer is in another room and often out of reach when I try stuff on).
But I took the following ones when we came back from the restaurant (and you can see that I had tights on. What you can't see are the black Juliets heels that I wore with the outfit):





I'm not sure if I will have the time for another post today, so have a happy Friday and weekend everyone!

Jcrew New Arrivals: the Deco Shirred (Mini)skirt

Saturday I really needed a break (my husband had been travelling all the week and I was left alone to cope with the first week of nursery school drama), so by 10 am I was gone and I spent my day off at various Jcrew stores in the city trying on the new arrivals and taking plenty of pics to share with you (I also went to Zara for a change of scenery). When I downloaded the pictures I realized that I have tried a lot of sweaters, so they will have a dedicated post coming up next.

But first, I wanted to talk about the Deco shirred skirt as many JCAs reported that it's very short. It is indeed a miniskirt, but I was more worried about the weight of it for cold winter days and nights and I wanted to check if it looked as good with black opaque stockings.

The fit is the same of the Shirred wool skirt, which is also very short. The description on the website says that the fabric is a blend of silk and wool; however it feels more like silk than wool at the touch (it is lightweight), but the good news is that it is fully lined.
Here is my usual size, a 0, without stockings:



And this is with the stockings (yes, I was that organized: I took a pair of tights with me):



In case you're wondering what's the tee-shirt that I'm wearing with the skirt, it's a new one with a small sequined rose (it also came in a dark slate). It is very sheer and not worth it the $45 (if I'm not wrong) price IMO. It looked like a bad knockoff of a Jcrew "rose" tee or an outlet tee:



I also tried a size 2 in the skirt, to compare the lengths. On me, the 2 sits much lower on the hips, but it still looks nice:



The tee is the new flower tee that made a brief appearance on the website last week (I'm not sure what happened with this tee, did I dream it or it sold out already?) It retails for $36.50 and it also comes in pewter. Here is a S (the XS was very fitted, I would size up in this one):



And here is the skirt without tights:


I think that the skirt would have worked in either size for me but I prefer the 0 because the 2 had more of a A-line shape that I don't like that much. The SAs also advised to go with the 0. However the 0 felt much more like a mini, while the 2 felt more like a regular above-the-knee skirt and if you live in a very conservative environment and you plan to wear this to go to Church for example, I would size up.

The 0 is on hold for me at the store but I wanted to listen to your comments before buying it.
Is this on your wishlist? Do you prefer the short version or the longer version on me?