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Functional Comfort: The back-elastic addition ensures the skirt sits flat against the small of the back

Designs created with shibori processes all share a softness of outline and spontaneity of effect

Its name is derived from its unique construction: two full circle skirts joined at their hems to create a continuous

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Stylist’s Note: We love this styled over the Tilt Shirt to pull in the fullness and create unexpected

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