Give Me That Pleated Skirt

April 13, 2024 11:58 AM

I love this skirt. Help me find a replacement.

Loved it for years, so light and pretty, but it's in tatters. What terms am I looking for to replace the style?

posted by ThePinkSuperhero to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (7 answers total)

Best answer: It has a yoke - that wide band at the waist - and box pleats. So: Yoked, box-pleated skirt or box-pleated yoke skirt. The print is a large-scale botanical that to me feels like it may be gesturing at succulent plants.
posted by jocelmeow at 12:16 PM on April 13 [1 favorite]

Drindl circle skirt
posted by saturdaymornings at 12:16 PM on April 13

Best answer: I don't know your size, but if you want an exact match that you might be able to tailor smaller: https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m83758137569/
posted by rachaelfaith at 12:29 PM on April 13 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Poshmark has the skirt, made by New York & Company, too. Qualities to look for in a replacement: yoke or wide-band waist, box pleats, A-line, knee-length, and 100% cotton (perhaps as cotton poplin) like your original. Examples (midi-length, mostly): Talbots, Banana Republic Factory, Taydey (fabric varies), Grana, Ducks in a Row - San Francisco, eShakti, Lafayette 148 New York.
posted by Iris Gambol at 1:31 PM on April 13

Sometimes these skirts are called dropped waisted mini pleated skirts.
posted by tipsyBumblebee at 4:28 PM on April 13 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: That you all have found multiple versions of the exact skirt is WILD to me - its from a mall chain and it's probably 15 years old? One was my size so now I don't have to deal with trying to find another one! <3
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:24 AM on April 14 [8 favorites]

Yay! Maybe store the tattered one? You might like to have a pattern made someday.
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:12 PM on April 15