//// Origami skirt
Posted on | April 16, 2010 | 9 Comments
So… …the Fashion Stock Sales is awesome place for finds — many shops are selling the remains of old stock there at bargain prices. I walked out with this origami skirt and moebius knit from one of my favorite designers, 2or+.
The skirt was already familiar piece for me, I had tried it on and contemplated purchasing it — but then did not. Have to say that it has been in my mind several times since. The fabric is awesome cotton-linen blend with beautiful surface texture and the origami-like cut combined to the rigidness of material gives the skirt amazing bouncing movement. The skirt can be worn in several ways, the darts and placing of the tags suggest the asymmetric way to wear it seen on the pictures with chartreuse knit. But in addition to that it can be worn symmetrically, two ways, the slit on front or back (back in the picture below, excuse my hair, I took the pictures in a hurry). The only problem is that I took one size (or maybe even two) too large, I have lost weight since trying it on on the shop. But I will probably just adjust it a bit — I think that the piece will just benefit if I add symmetric darts to front piece. But it covers my wounded knee and does not look boring — yay!
The knit is equally clever little one, the front piece forms a moebius ring with the back and the thing can be worn open or closed — and the closed part can be just left to the backside so that the piece wears as a shrug or short cardigan. Like in all 2or+ clothes the material is excellent in this, it is a sheeny drapey mix of silk and viscose. I wore the new ones with Sonia Rykiel for H&M dress (nightgown actually) and Carin Wester heels. These too need a bit adjusting, the front tie is loose and my foot goes through it, but I guess that I can just manipulate the top knot in a way that the piece shortens a bit.
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April 17th, 2010 @ 5:15 am
beautiful skirt… i dont own any but if, that would be a choice…
April 17th, 2010 @ 5:48 am
that is an amazing skirt. i don’t usually wear skirts, but you are making me want to wear them!! do you see the effect you have on people!!! i also love the colors used here. perfection.
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April 17th, 2010 @ 9:46 am
Oh I love that first outfit. And skirts that are convertible are the greatest things for dressing in a hurry. You’ll find new ways to wear it without even trying!
April 17th, 2010 @ 10:46 am
Divinitus — I’m pretty sure that you would find a lot of stuff for your taste from 2or+ — waiting for your visit to Helsinki ;-D
apparellel, that is an interesting thought I haven’t been thinking too much… …I started this blog because I had grown to like blogging with my knitting blogs, and I like the discussion in blogs quite a lot (tends to be relevant and interesting… …the only problem is that it is also forgotten pretty fast compared to forums and such).
Yeah, the second one is not actually an outfit at all — just wanted to show the symmetric side of the skirt! Convertible pieces are definitely my favorites, too!
April 18th, 2010 @ 2:11 pm
What a nice color scheme. I know nothing about 2or+, poor me… Is the brand expensive?
April 18th, 2010 @ 4:39 pm
I can’t remember exact prices, but I would say that quite comparable to brands like FIlippa K and Tiger of Sweden. And the quality is excellent.
They are opening a flagship store on May, next to the current boutique in Eerikinkatu.
May 29th, 2010 @ 12:09 pm
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April 16th, 2011 @ 12:56 pm
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April 18th, 2011 @ 5:31 pm
you have the coolest clothes! Just love this skirt.