Comments on: The Silk Skirt http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2290 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:19:52 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2290 I hope your trip to London was wonderful. Your friend was lucky to find such a lovely skirt.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2287 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:13:23 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2287 Thank you for your always dear thoughts. Yes, the book was really fun and brought to mind some interesting thoughts about clothes and dressing in general.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2281 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:02:05 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2281 I guess a standard dry cleaner, as a rule, is not the best service to use for this sort of job. It would be interesting to see if there are other sources in my area that might be able to help with this. Thank you for the good information!

]]> By: Martine http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2278 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:57:12 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2278 While i visited my friend in London last week we bought her almost the same skirt in a sharityshop for 10 pounds. Two layers of beautiful silk. She danced home with joy.
I think such a piece of beauty deserves to be enjoyed and not trown away.
XXXm

]]> By: debraann http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2272 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:08:11 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2272 Oh how wonderful. Sounds like a wonderful book and I loved the story of the skirt. I love that your daughter bought it for you and that thought just warms my heart!

]]> By: Suella http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2266 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:18:13 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2266 The pleats need to be steamed back to the shape they were, which will involve the use of a card former, specific to the original pleats.

I suspect that a good local college that deals with textiles would be a better bet.
It isn’t difficult if you have the right former/mold. I would guess a college would do it for you for free. It isn’t a big, or a time-consuming job. It could be a useful thing for a student to learn from the tutor.

Suella

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2264 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:30:49 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2264 I would bet your daughter-in-law loves that dress. Wrap skirts and dresses are my favorite styles, so elegant and easy to wear.

When I am in NYC next, I will let you know ahead of time!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2263 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:28:45 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2263 I think about this sometimes with clothing and jewelry for sure. Once we had a Chinese couple some to visit us in Mendocino and the woman sold real estate. She had an uncanny sense about people and homes, and once she entered a house she could tell if it had any bad vibes. She had to quit her job, it became so alarming. A bit spooky.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2262 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:49 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2262 The dry cleaners resided in San Diego at the time and I left it there assuming they knew how to clean it and preserve the pleats. Never assume anything was my first mistake and now lesson. Perhaps, I will find a cleaners that can take it back to its original and beautiful state. Too bad to not try at least. Thanks for your information.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2010/02/25/the-silk-skirt/#comment-2261 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:16:59 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1880#comment-2261 Yes! The journey of a skirt is the journey of a relationship.

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