Your HG Black Skirt

Do you have the perfect LBS (Little Black Skirt)? If you have/had
one, how far would you go to clone it?
If you're familiar with the book, The Traveling Pants, you know that
the four teenaged girls found a "magical" pair of jeans at a thrift
store. Its magical feature was that they fit and flattered all four
girls even though they were all built differently.
We all know how ridiculous that premise is. MY magical skirt is one
that fits just me, but all year and with a few more or fewer pounds,
with or without water–weight, whether I'm working out or not, etc.
I stumbled across such a skirt at a Hilfiger outlet. Lightweight
black denim–ish cotton. After about 18 months, cost per wear is
probably pennies. It's faded now, and even wearing out a little. Of
course, I can't find another one anywhere. I am considering looking
for a seamstress who could duplicate it for me. I imagine the hardest
part is making the pattern without destroying the original, right?
It's a pretty complicated pattern. Side zip, separate waistband,
several panels to make a perfect A–line.
Would you go to great lengths/expense to keep your perfect LBS? Has
anyone duplicated an existing garment? Is it worthwhile?
cofarb

"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote in message
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I have a black Oscar lightweight wool that has an eyelet pattern and lace
at the bottom. I absolutely adore it. Unfortunately I can't find the
brand. It's Oscar de la Renta's bridge line.
Audrey

Do you have the perfect LBS (Little Black Skirt)? If you have/had one,
how far would you go to clone it?
If you're familiar with the book, The Traveling Pants, you know that the
four teenaged girls found a "magical" pair of jeans at a thrift store.
Its magical feature was that they fit and flattered all four girls even
though they were all built differently.
We all know how ridiculous that premise is. MY magical skirt is one that
fits just me, but all year and with a few more or fewer pounds, with or
without water–weight, whether I'm working out or not, etc.
I stumbled across such a skirt at a Hilfiger outlet. Lightweight black
denim–ish cotton. After about 18 months, cost per wear is probably
pennies. It's faded now, and even wearing out a little. Of course, I
can't find another one anywhere. I am considering looking for a
seamstress who could duplicate it for me. I imagine the hardest part is
making the pattern without destroying the original, right?
It's a pretty complicated pattern. Side zip, separate waistband, several
panels to make a perfect A–line.
Would you go to great lengths/expense to keep your perfect LBS? Has
anyone duplicated an existing garment? Is it worthwhile?

"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote in message
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A–line is not complicated, any decent seamstress should be able to make
you a copy for a reasonable cost.

Do you have the perfect LBS (Little Black Skirt)? If you have/had one, how
far would you go to clone it?

It's a pretty complicated pattern. Side zip, separate waistband, several
panels to make a perfect A–line.

Would you go to great lengths/expense to keep your perfect LBS? Has anyone
duplicated an existing garment? Is it worthwhile?

I have a vintage Bonnie Cashin cashmere black skirt by Ballantyne.
This skirt is my favourite, but the strange thing is that it's a pencil
skirt. Normally, pencil skirts never flatter me – I usually look
better in A–line or full, circle skirts, but there is something about
the cut of this skirt that makes me look great IMHO:–)
The skirt also very comfortable – it's a pull–on style with no zippers
and buttons, and the cashmere is extremely soft and stretchy. I also
got it for $9.99 on ebay! <snip>

"jrogow" <jro...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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I may have screwed up the jargon here. (I am sewing–challenged.) There
are so many different pieces; the panels aren't the problem but I think
the separate waistband part complicates this. (Now, when I say
"complicates", I'm thinking "it's a lot more complicated than the
elastic–waisted tube from home–ec class" <g>) You've inspired me to clone
it. Thanks!

Do you have the perfect LBS (Little Black Skirt)? If you have/had one, how
far would you go to clone it?
If you're familiar with the book, The Traveling Pants, you know that the
four teenaged girls found a "magical" pair of jeans at a thrift store. Its
magical feature was that they fit and flattered all four girls even though
they were all built differently.
We all know how ridiculous that premise is. MY magical skirt is one that
fits just me, but all year and with a few more or fewer pounds, with or
without water–weight, whether I'm working out or not, etc.
I stumbled across such a skirt at a Hilfiger outlet. Lightweight black
denim–ish cotton. After about 18 months, cost per wear is probably
pennies. It's faded now, and even wearing out a little. Of course, I
can't find another one anywhere. I am considering looking for a seamstress
who could duplicate it for me. I imagine the hardest part is making the
pattern without destroying the original, right?
It's a pretty complicated pattern. Side zip, separate waistband, several
panels to make a perfect A–line.
Would you go to great lengths/expense to keep your perfect LBS? Has anyone
duplicated an existing garment? Is it worthwhile?
cofarb

cofarb wrote:
I have a vintage Bonnie Cashin cashmere black skirt by Ballantyne.
This skirt is my favourite, but the strange thing is that it's a pencil
skirt. Normally, pencil skirts never flatter me – I usually look
better in A–line or full, circle skirts, but there is something about
the cut of this skirt that makes me look great IMHO:–)
The skirt also very comfortable – it's a pull–on style with no zippers
and buttons, and the cashmere is extremely soft and stretchy. I also
got it for $9.99 on ebay!
Since this skirt is probably 40 years old, and very high quality
cashmere, I don't think I could duplicate it – it would cost way way
too much.
m–

"meumar" <meu...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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Ahhhhh, but what is "too much"? The killer is that you know you––and
I––got the original HG skirt for $10. It makes it hard to consider
commissioning a clone (though it sounds as if your fabric is not going to
be available or would be insanely expensive). It's not even like the HG
foundation which, no matter how perfect, will be used up in a few months.
I am sorely tempted to find out what it will cost to duplicate the skirt
in, say, black twill, black corduroy, gray and navy... The problem with
making just one is that a lot of the cost would be in the pattern–making.
Cheaper by the dozen?

"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote in message
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A good dressmaker can take a readily available pattern and tailor it to
match your skirt – it should not be expensive at all. S/he would then
make one skirt to make sure all the adjustments were correct, copy
the final pattern to the special pattern paper (available in Wal–Mart
and other fabric stores) and you could have as many made from the
"Cofarb" pattern as you wished.
Let the dressmaker/tailor choose the pattern, and you'll find it is far
easier and less expensive than you'd thought.

"jrogow" <jro...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:01:46 –0500, "cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com> wrote: