Swingy maxi

I own this skirt in 3 colors. It does shrink when you wash it in cold water, and I even accidentally put one of them in the dryer on low heat, BUT I rewet the skirt and HUNG IT UPSIDE DOWN so that the wide elastic waist band pulled the skirt almost back to its original length. Be sure to wash in cold in a net bag. Always hand upside down using hanger clips when air drying. Works just fine, Lightweight beautiful skirt!

Ok girls, I am like the 10th person to say, "Don't waste your time and money on this skirt!" It is so cute but it is deceptive. Mine shrunk at least 10 inches! I washed it on cold in the gentle cycle and hung to dry. It did NOT grow back like the others said it will do. There is no difference in washing by hand or washing in cold on gentle unless you have a really delicate fabric. Sorry but not worth the trouble. Oh,I guess you could just never wash it, gross.

I bought this skirt in gray and I love it. It is so comfortable. I, too, nearly freaked out when I washed it the first time. I used the delicate hand wash cycle on my washing machine. When I hung it up to dry it looked about 6 inches shorter! After an initial panic, I left it hanging up knowing that I could easily return it to CC without any problems as they really do stand behind their clothing. By morning it was dry and back to the original length. Phew! I was relieved. I think the weight of the wet fabric pulls it back down to the original length.

So many others warned that when washed, even following tagged instructions, they had problems with this skirt. I, too, hand washed, laid flat to dry and the length shrank about 4". For the amount of money spent I am very disappointed! How easy is it to return for exchange or credit at store with no receipts?

I HAND WASHED IN COLD WATER , DRIED IN TOWEL, SHRANK 3-4 INCHES BEFORE IT EVEN DRIED !!!!! I have never had problem with cwc items when you follow directions, very disappointed, I have three of these skirts and love wearing them but if I can not wash them I don't want them !

I love this skirt. It's so comfortable and swingy. You can dress it up or down. Mine did not shrink when I washed it because I read the instructions. You need to hand wash and line dry. The only thing is that the big band around the waist kind of ripples, but other than that, no problems at all. I get many compliments, too.

I think this skirt is really cute and I love the colors. Though it is a little short, I am ok with that. The problem for me is the wide waistband. I think it is a good concept, but unless you are pencil thin, it just doesn't flatter. I am a size 8 and I feel like this makes my hips look huge.

In this skirt, and the french stripe maxi skirt at CC, the fabric is 100 per cent rayon. Other maxis at CC are a combination of rayon and spandex. Rayon is a great flowy, soft fabric but finicky. When I took this swingy gray maxi skirt out of the washer it was at least 6 inches shorter than before it was washed! I was pretty shocked. But this morning after hanging it to dry overnight I was very pleased to see that it had 'grown' back to almost its original length. I think the weight of the wet garment caused it to stretch back. The washing instructions say to lay flat to dry and maybe that is why. The other rayon maxis from CC, that have some spandex in them, do shrink too but not nearly as much and so will 'grow' back to their original length. If you want them to shrink more, put them in the dryer. The washing instructions do not recommend this so you have to be careful.

I purchased the gray skirt. It is not a petite, but since I read your review tips, I'm going to wash and dry mine and maybe it will be a petite them. Right now I just pull the band up where the bottom of the band sits at my waist and it works. It even looks like an old fashion pheasant outfit, depending on the top you wear. Anyhow, I'll let you girls know, If you are short like me if this works or not before I order another one or not. I really like the skirt, just not how long it is.

Loved all 3 (different colors) skirts I bought and got lots of nice compliments on them! Then I handwashed in cold water, THAT's where they all shrunk about 6 inches in length and so much all around that there were hardly any pleats left. Didn't matter that I air dried because they shrunk in the cold water. When I called CC, the rep apologized profusely and sent 3 new skirts to replace the shrunken ones and CC paid S&H! GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! However, I ended up getting a full refund for all 3 skirts because I didn't think I'd ever be able to clean them as drycleaning is not recommended for them. Too bad because I really liked the comfy, feminine skirts.