Looking for websites that sell skirts

[nestof3]

I've given up on JC Penny (I ordered some skirts, but they were so restricting I cannot image standing on a chair or something -- I do this often in the kitchen to reach things) and Sears. I don't want pricey places like Coldwater Creek. I'm not paying $50 for a skirt!

I performed a search for modest skirts and came up with a few websites, but I wasn't sure of anyone here had experience with them.

I just want plain, non-dressy mid-calf or longer length skirts. No slits, non-restrictive. Salespersons look at me like I'm crazy when I ask if they have any.

I was watching A Beautiful Mind the other day and just loved the skirts she wore toward the end of the movie (mid-calf).

[Excelsior! Academy]

Have you checked out Chadwick's?

[Mrs Mungo]

Have you considered making your own? The current issue of Craft has some really cute skirts you can make yourself. I think they have the patterns up on their website.

[Amy in TX]

All of the following have at least some reasonably priced long skirts.

http://www.tznius.com/cgi-bin/index.pl
http://www.gnlusa.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=24
http://www.kismetbazaar.net/catalog/Skirts-1-1.html
http://www.newport-news.com/shop/thumbnail.aspx?gp_coll_id=9&gp_cat_id=1649&nav_cat_id=1704&category_id=1707
http://www.softsurroundingsoutlet.com/Clothing/
http://www.al-farah.com/women-s-collection-bottoms.html

I'm Muslim, and like you have to search high and low for skirts that you can move around in and that aren't slit up to the thigh! These are a variety of sites; some Muslim, some mainstream, and one Jewish.

Hope you find something useful!

Amy
:o)

[Brenda in FL]

I found some really cute, comfortable skirts at Target last week. They are knee length though (well, depending on your height - I guess!)

[momofkhm]

Have you checked out their outlet stuff? They really mark stuff down in the outlet. One year I got 9 items for under $100 from their outlet. If you like their stuff just keep checking. Get on their mailing list and they will send you a notice when everything on the site is 50% off as well.

[Karen sn]

Have you considered making your own? The current issue of Craft has some really cute kirts you can make yourself. I think they have the patterns up on their website.

This was my thougt as well. It's easy with a machine if you can figure out the bobbin. For some reason - I have always had problems with them.

Of course....who really has time to sew?

Do you thrift? Church yard sales are good for this too.
Not to sound stereotypical - but Southern Baptists wear those skirts too. If the church I grew up in had a yard sale, there would be nothing BUT skirts. And really nice ones too.....especially if Mrs. Pallas sold her homemade ones. That woman could sew.

Wow. I haven't thought about her sewin' in years.
I miss those days of simple pleasures, no WalMart, no internet, no real traffic at all....of any kind.

ummmmm....excuse me.

[lynn]

Skirts are the in thing right now. Have your tried Lands End, Eddie Bauer, Kohls?

[chickenpatty]

I've found most of my favorite skirts at Goodwill. Seriously! They are usually brands like Old Navy or Eddie Bauer.

[nestof3]

Thanks!

Amy in TX, I do have the first link bookmarked.

Others:

I do go to thrift store sometimes, but not lately because it seems I always find one I like but it's too big or too small! I am sure someone my size always comes in right before me and takes them all. :glare:

Knee length is too short, but thank you anyway for taking the time to post.

I really do not want to learn to sew. Now, I could get my aunt in WA to sew for me, but I wouldn't know where to begin in picking out a pattern, finding my size, and buying fabric.

I will check all of the other sites mentioned.

[BarbaraL in OK]

Wow, a link bonanza -- thanks from me too!

I have also bookmarked Sierra Trading Post (http://www.sierratradingpost.com/), partly for their outdoor clothing and party for their tons of "boot" skirts from various sources.