Update time! I thought I’d let you see the skirt my mother-in-law ordered from me! I’m really happy with the results (she hasn’t seen it yet, so no telling if she is — but I think she will be!)

The skirt turned out much more cool than I thought it would. When she ordered it, she gave me some criteria to follow: It had to go to mid-shin to cover up her legs when she sat on the floor (which is most of the sitting that gets done, for Koreans), it had to have lots of fabric because with her arthritis she can’t fold her legs under her, it had to be cool because she wants it for summer (don’t ask me why, but even the summer stuff for people her age is made of rayon and polyester — it does NOT breathe), and she wanted a side zipper because back zippers were getting difficult for her.

So this is what I came up with. It’s very simple and straightforward gathered skirt into a waistband. The underlayer is cotton (almost like sheeting fabric), covered with mesh. Here’s a close-up:

At first I thought it would be horribly polka-dot, but that was the fabric she picked. In the end, though, it was a nice surprise, because when you stand back you can’t really see the dots and the whole skirt looks like a shiny gun-metal gray. Tres cool.

This style would look horrible on me, but it’s her style perfectly — just a little more stylish — so I’m happy!