Arggh, I have been at this for hours.  I bought some nifty dark brown satiny material for a really nice price and wanted to make a cute skirt, but due to moving and what not i am not able to find any of my skirt patterns, granted making a skirt is much easier then putting together a top dfrom scratch I much prefer pattern use.  So I figured what the hey the internet should have something for me some kind soul has to have put up some direction that poor sewers like me can use.  But oh do yo think I can find it I have been looking easy for like 3 hours now and nope not a single satisfactory pattern.  I was hoping for that cute ruffled mini to try my sewing stylings on but nope I'm sure I could do it from scratch but well I dont wanna. So anyway think im about to give up and just do it my way and hope it works.... this should be interesting.  But on another note arggh I am not a fashion Diva I go with what I like, whats comfortable and things like that and I guess I never really follow trends and if you were to ask my mom or family I kinda make my own damn trends and style without even thinking about it.  So anyway was searching for the beloved ruffle skirt that i think would look sweet in this dark brown satin and go oh so nicely with my fitted army jacket and I come across a few articles, forums and what not.  One being a person totally bashing the ruffle skirt due to its popularity and not at all for any other reason and they only touch briefly on its versatility in a wardrobe.. so yeah arggh number 1, arggh number 2 Came across a forum posting I would guess where there was apparently a display of an outfit ( i couldnt get it to load) but from what I gathered it was a woman in a mini skirt.. While I have to agree that its obviously a good idea to have the legs for a skirt that is obviously limiting your wardrobe and cute/sexy ability.  Because come on if women who didnt have perfect legs never wore a skirt thats just showing how much society has groomed us and programmed us to believe thin is the only beautiful.  But let me tell you I know plenty of bigger women who are so beautiful they just dont think so because of the push on thin. And I have seen bigger girls wear that ruffled mini i am so in love with and make it work. Granted you cant just let it all hang out but any girl with a brain cell or 3 in her head can prob figure it out.   And then of course came the comments on the said photo most of which were only if she has the legs, or only if she is really hot etc etc. like come on it all depends on you definition of hot. Anyway ya, another thing that irks me, being the tomboy that i am I do occasionally like to confuse and startle my friends by wearing a skirt its great fun to see the looks on their faces, but of course i always just say its laundry day. and no I dont have perfect legs not nearly but I love my calves lol.  And you know what for all those people who say you shouldnt wear a pair of nice sneaks with a skirt screw you many a girl has pulled off the look, and being as I cant wear most dress shoes or high heels due to a broken toe I usually always wear sneaks or my beloved Docs lol. So ya I think if ya like it wear it and F*** anyone who says otherwise, just as long as your happy and comfortable thats all that matters.... Anyway I think that is all for my rant at the time being......oh I finished the back of a pair of pants I have been modding for my cuz they lace from waistband to ankles now gotta do the front I like the results so far...maybe I can find a pic somewhere.  Hmmm off to ponder this skirt problem... Later Daze