Not so Gypsy Skirt.

"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."

If you fall somewhere in between, as does most of the world, don't give up.

When you feel fascinating, (as Oscar Wilde should have known) you are fascinating.

Take a basic A-line silhouette. Add folkloric embroidery pattern, dating back to the Middle Ages. Use it vertically to add to its already long slimming lines.

Now that's fascinating.

Not so Gypsy Skirt (No. 2486). Made from smooth wool that's fully lined. Besides all the other flattering elements, it further defines you with shaping darts front and back. Button closure. A trocas shell at top of zipper? Why not.

"Excuse me miss, I think you, especially, will find this Biedermeier piece, fascinating."

All you have to say is, "Very."

Women's sizes: 2 through 16.

Colors: Black with multicolor band and embroidery. Imported.