1970s skirts from English flea market

So I went to town on this rack at the flea market I told you about a couple days ago. Actually I could have done more damage, but my suitcase was only so big! What I loved about this rack: lotsa lotsa great 1970s styles!

Ok, so maybe this polyester floral dress was a bit much, but there was still heaps of items that caught my eye - namely, the long full skirts.

Here's what I DIDN'T get, though it was from some fabulous unheard of brand (the label was bragging) and the skirt had a really high waist that would have looked good on me. 

I ALMOST picked up this long semi-full tweed skirt. It fit me perfectly and would have totally jived with the semi-preppy look I'm grooving on for this fall. Do you think I made a mistake not getting it?

But I couldn't leave this one behind, a wool Made in Britain full skirt with these 1980s jewel-tone colours - I just love it. My choice has raised some eyebrows, but I've assured the naysayers I can make it look very glam chic, like a Charlie perfume ad ....

I also bought this black fitted full skirt for about the same price, also made in Britain. Don't light a match near me 'cos I'll blow! Or melt: it's all nylon and polyester. Not sure if you can see the "V" detailing on the belly, but it's quite slimming. 

Now, my only concern: on the plane ride home, my sad little self watched Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, and after seeing Helen Bonham Carter's Queen of Hearts-y HUGE head, I'm wondering if the skirt isn't so slimming that it makes my head look a wee bit, well, largish, shall we say??