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Best skirt type for petite pear shape sz 14
Sunshine12242 Member since 6/7/11 Posts: 154	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/15/13 8:50 AM I'm looking for a skirt pattern that would be the worn with a RTW blazer/suit jacket. I am an intermediate sewer and look forward to any help. Thank you
Andi Advanced NY USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 752	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 2/15/13 12:10 PM My favorite these days is Loes Hinse Tango skirt. NAYY
wenznz   Advanced Beginner NEW ZEALAND Member since 7/8/11 Posts: 255	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 2/15/13 10:06 PM I personally like a 6/8 gore style for my petite pear self. For example, Simplicity 2451 or Burda 8973. You could also look at Sewaholic Patterns that are specifically designed for pears, though her current skirt offerings are possibly more casual than you are after. Edited, because apparently I can't spell -- Edited on 2/15/13 10:09 PM -- ------ Wendy Wellington, New Zealand
Speech girl   Intermediate GA USA Member since 5/11/03 Posts: 1666	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sunshine12242 << 1 member likes this. Date: 2/16/13 8:07 AM A gored skirt, or a skirt with pleats (not beginning at the waist-- too bulky), or nearly any a-line as long as it is more fitted through the waist and high hip. I have some work skirts that are slightly a line with pleats around the hemline that look good with a blazer. I don't find straight or pencil skirts flattering-- they just seem to draw attention to my pearness. ------ Kim formerly mikkim http://girlwithatimemachine.wordpress.com/
Restart06 Intermediate USA Member since 10/29/06 Posts: 2078	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 2/16/13 9:05 AM there are some great skirts on this link: link ------ There is no easy way! quote from my Grandfather Sharing is caring! Stash yds sewn in 2013 - 18 from quilting stash, with more cut out!!
nicegirl Intermediate DC USA Member since 5/10/06 Posts: 1632	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/16/13 10:05 AM To wear with a blazer for a professional look at work, I'd go with the standard straight or pencil skirt. The blazer will cover any waistline "problem areas" and the look is pure professional. I have railed in the past on my blog about the endless advice to pears that we wear only A lines, which I think is just wrong. Another alternative that is less formal but still flattering and professional is a trumpet skirt, such asSimplicity 5914. Muslin the skirt first; it is *not* proportioned for petites--it feels like it's drafted for someone 5'6" or taller. ------ http://theslapdashsewist.blogspot.com ================= 2007: purchased 115+, sewed 105+ So close to parity, yet so far Trying again in 2008 Yards purchased: 133 Yards sewn: Somewhere around 95 2009? I give up
Marie367   Intermediate OH USA Member since 5/28/11 Posts: 1466	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/17/13 10:24 AM I would agree with Nicegirl. Almost all of us look good in classic straight skirt. McCalls 3830 made the Best of 2012 list 3830. I have made it several times. It is very easy to fit and sews up quickly.
Nancy K Advanced NY USA Member since 12/28/04 Posts: 7631	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sunshine12242 << Like this post Date: 2/17/13 12:05 PM It depends on where your weight is. If you are full in the lower hip or upper thigh, then an A line skirt will suit you better. If, like me, you have your weight just below the waist and are straight below that, then a pencil skirt will work. My dd is a very slender hourglass with her hip weight at her upper thigh. She can wear a pencil skirt if it skims over her body. It depends on how pear shaped you are. ------ www.nancyksews.blogspot.com
Artsewer   Intermediate NY USA Member since 3/2/11 Posts: 1296	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/17/13 1:17 PM I like skirts cut on the bias with a flat waist A line shape. ------ Bernina 750Q, 635E, 380, Serger 1100DC
Speech girl   Intermediate GA USA Member since 5/11/03 Posts: 1666	Login to reply to this post In reply to Nancy K << Like this post Date: 2/17/13 11:18 PM Quote: Nancy K It depends on where your weight is. If you are full in the lower hip or upper thigh, then an A line skirt will suit you better. If, like me, you have your weight just below the waist and are straight below that, then a pencil skirt will work. Yes, exactly. My pearness is fullest in the lower hip/thigh region so when I fit a straight skirt it ends up a line anyway to fit over my thighs. And when I try on RTW straight skirts I must go up a size and then they are too large at the waist. I think if your pearness is higher, the straight skirt or pencil skirt will work just fine. ------ Kim formerly mikkim http://girlwithatimemachine.wordpress.com/

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