Emily Post Would Understand.

I was in black tie.

She was in a long flowing velvet skirt, the deep emerald color of the Cerulean Sea, when it wasn't a deep blue.

A spectacular look with her fiery red hair.

With apologies to Emily Post who said a good guest should be invisible, she couldn't be if she tried.

It was a Christmas party at the Hotel Shelbourne in Dublin, that turned into another skirt chasing opportunity.

I'm perhaps the only person that could possibly say that in a literal sense.

I traced her vintage skirt to a shop in Dublin on St. George's Street.

My fabric man and reconstruction experts got on the case immediately, and had an entire year to get everything right.

Shelbourne Velvet Skirt (No. 2615). Full length. Made from the plushest stuff. Those panel insets, ten of them to be exact, are what give it its graceful flow and conversation stopping abilities. Zipper is on your left side. Waistband is thin and elegant.

Wear with something crisp on top and a simple string of pearls. Red hair is optional.

Women's sizes: 2 through 18. Imported.

Color: Dark Emerald.