To a couple of exceptions (I have a 10 yr old Zara blouse, a few 3+ yrs old h&m's), all my Zara / h&m etc. items, skirts included don't last long: a year or 2, tops.
Even if said items still look decent, I always feel like there's something off after a variable amount of time: maybe the material, the cut. Whatever it is, I don't wear them anymore.
All my Etoile basics stood the test of time.
Except for a holed and faded cotton tee that I love so much and can't throw away, all the other items I got in the last 4-5 years look impeccable and I still wear them to death.
As much as I love Zara and Co, where I still shop, if I added up all the shrinked, shredded, faded after a few-normal-use -items, I'm sure that in the end spending more on an Etoile piece would have been wiser...
Here's my 2 cents on the matter.
) feather, diamanté, chains, embroidery...there's a lot going on with these two, and none of it good.
