Skirt shortage!

[Ann]

I'm on my pet subject again I know, but when will fashion buyers realise that not everyone, any age, any size wants to wear trousers all the time.

Looking round the shops last week there are hardly any skirts for everyday wear (a few velvet ones for evening wear) so I was really pleased to see some advertised in a widely circulated catalogue "Fifty Plus" - I ordered one in my usual long flowing style I can wear with boots. This morning I got an email apologising for a delay in sending my order as they were a little suprised at the huge demand which had wiped out their entire stock! They have re-ordered and I can expect to receive my skirt .........wait for it ........... by 19 DECEMBER allowing for 5 days in the post!! What a long wait!

I can't understand why stores haven't learnt from last years mistake - think of the loss of sales to the big stores who are not stocking them despite the demand! While out shopping I heard lots of shoppers saying the same thing.

[mrs_overall]

Morning Ann
Have you thought about making your own?

[China Doll]

Have you looked on ebay? Loads of skirts on there.

http://www.next.co.uk...men-category-skirts-0 <<< Quite a few here.

Can't say I've noticed the problem myself.

[DTCwordfan]

There's a shortage om them, Ann. tony has cornered the market.

[China Doll]

http://www.ebay.co.uk...ull%2520Length&_sop=1

^^^ Loads of skirts and you can sort them in to your size and particular shops if you like specific brands.

[Mamyalynne]

I don't wear skirts often, but do haunt charity shops and they always have racks of lovely long skirts.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.jdwilliams.../show.action?spv=true

[Georgiesmum]

I onl6y ever wear trousers now, especially in the cold weather.Ive noticed theres plenty of skirts in the damart catalogues. Ive always found it a very good firm to deal with and last week i ordered a pair of shoes from them and i they arrived in only four days!

[boxtops]

charity shops and eBay are always my first ports of call these days.

[Ann]

Same here Boxie - I really love rummaging through charity shops (only clean ones which smell nice inside though!) and I'm always on Ebay! Trouble with our charity shops in the town they always run out of the style of skirts I like, I need them really long as I'm quite tall, there are lots of minis, but not really at my age thanks (or size haha) Ebay is ok, but at the moment long skirts (Per Una style) are going for ridiculous prices - well over £20 + postage for the last USED one that I bid for and lost! Thanks for the links, mamya I think Fifty Plus is a subsidery of J D Williams so maybe the skirts in there are the same as I ordered and got to wait for Santa to bring :)) I will take a look ta!

[tonyav]

Oi DT, there kilts I tell ya lol. sorry about that little outburst Ann.

[Jemisa]

Trousers for me too. I buy on line M&S Joggers, only £9.99, got dozens of 'em.

jem

[Ann]

Hi Desktop, thanks for the offer but I couldn't possibly ................... go into all the details on how to you can advertise them on Ebay so I could buy them LOL :)

[Ann]

i do have joggers and jeans Jem but I still like to dress up occasionally and prefer skirts and heels etc, as I feel more feminine in a long flowing skirt. Others look lovely in trousers, its probably just me!

[Ann]

Well thanks everso ....................... but the "poo" situation both human and dog does tend to put me off just a teeny weeny bit - sorry desktop, you probably don't have my size in skirts anyway :))

[Ann]

// i use ebay all the time and amazon i buy and sell//
well desktop, you are certainly cleverer than moi, I buy but not ventured into selling yet as I'm not quite sure what to do. Can you tell me how to start?

How is it you can't paste links on AB or do the simplest things like a download but can have a sellers account on Ebay etc? <scratches head in puzzlement>

[Jemisa]

Ann I envy you & thought like you once, but you may feel different when you are a Granny. I like to dress up too now & then with my velvet joggers boots with 'Cuban' heels.

jem

[Bazile]

Is this the sort of thing your'e looking for ?

http://www.flickr.com...08611@N06/6831618036/

[Ann]

LOL Bazile - no, not looking for pelmets today :))