Red wet look skirt - skirt discontinued by Coquette - review by KrissyNovacaine

Introduction
Coquette makes this skirt in two different colors. I ordered both because I adored them. I figured they would be basically the same thing, and I guess they are if you say that a mini skirt is basically the same as every mini skirt. Sarcasm aside, these are very different skirts because the material is so different which is why I will be reviewing them separately.

Fit
For reference, I am about a size 20-22 depending on brand. I am about 48" at the low hip (ie where a low waistband will sit) and about 51" around the largest part of my hip.

Coquette's size chart lists a 1x/2x of being:
38 - 42" at the waist and 46 - 52" at the hip.
I think that someone could still go up 3" from my measurements and still fit into this.

This is actually cut as an a-line and the fabric is stiff enough that it shows. I normally prefer more fitted skirts because a-lines make me look chunkier.

The fabric doesn't stretch as much as the black skirt, so I have to wear it higher on my hip to prevent any kind of muffin top. The waist band is just a 1/4" of elastic sewn onto the top, so it isn't the sturdiest waistband. I would recommend going down a size on either of these if you are on the low end of a size just to make sure it stays up on you.

Fabric and Care
The tag and EF's website list this as made of 80% nylon and 20% spandex. Coquette recommends hand washing this and hanging to dry. I have a hand wash feature on me washing machine, so I used that with a mild liquid detergent and hung dry and it is fine.

This fabric looks and sounds like vinyl. It's stiff and has a lot less stretch than the black version of this skirt. It's extremely shiny just like vinyl.

Packaging
This came on a plastic hanger with the tag safety pinned to it. It was then sealed in a plastic bag.

I am having a huge problem with Coquette. Some of their items run big and some run small. This one ran big. Far too big. In fact since loosing a little weight, this is too baggy on me. I have to take it in.