Maybe it's the lasered lace on the sleeves and hem of the overskirt, which is so girly and dainty combined with the serious gray flannel.    From Wordnik.com.  [August 2006] Reference

Caitlyn bent to adjust the overskirt of her gown and winced.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Laird Who Loved Me] Reference

I sashayed a bit, making the huge overskirt swing like a bell.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dragonfly in Amber]

What is the proper terminology for that kind of draped overskirt?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Last Week, On Vogue Pattern Theatre ... - A Dress A Day] Reference

The overskirt is lined in Pellon, so it holds that nice, drapey shape.    From Wordnik.com.  [Two skirts are better than one. - A Dress A Day] Reference

By nightfall the field had a weave on it like the fabric of my overskirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Garden of Iden] Reference

I think it would look nice drawn down like an overskirt, in an oval shape.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vogue 8281] Reference

This overskirt, however, was insufficiently gossamer-like to achieve the effect.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dressmaker] Reference

Her skirt was plaited, and over it was draped a overskirt that was edged with lace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2] Reference

It is a beautiful strapless satin A-line with split-front overskirt and embroidery.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to sell a wedding dress] Reference

The overskirt attaches by a waistband, so it can be removed for less-formal occasions.    From Wordnik.com.  [April 2008] Reference

They wore a tattered overskirt wrapped around their waists extending to their bony knees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dragons of Autumn Twilight]

This fabric makes me think of the discussion awhile back about the lining of an overskirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [!!! - A Dress A Day] Reference

I love sheath styles and never ever thought about adding buttons so I can attach an overskirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Two skirts are better than one. - A Dress A Day] Reference

Gradually the overskirt is looped back, (at first only a few inches), and tied with narrow ribbons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman as Decoration] Reference

The overskirt I'm not sold on yet; I haven't decided about the draping, but that can be negotiated.    From Wordnik.com.  [busy weekend] Reference

I have a beautiful satin A-line gown that features two-tone embroidery and a split front overskirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to sell a wedding dress] Reference

Debate is raging, but I think the Pirt is sort of a pencil skirt with a split overskirt layered on top.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oh, Leola. - A Dress A Day] Reference

Look, where the jungle clothes the steep Pacific slope with its palms and overskirt of vines and creepers!.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Tropic Isle] Reference

She wore a blue and green overskirt of stiffened linen, a garment Sharina had seen only in a storage chest before.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lord of the Isles] Reference

I took maybe an hour and a half to get the overskirt into place--split-front panniers with tiered poofing down the back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-04-01] Reference

Get this: I started draping the overskirt about 9 pm on Saturday, but since I was sick I knocked off early and went to bed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-04-01] Reference

The neckline and the belled sleeves were heavily ruched with lace, as was the embroidered overskirt of chocolate-brown velvet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference

Then I will construct the overskirt from the embroidered stuff, too, and add a ruffle to the bottom of the underskirt, for length.    From Wordnik.com.  [gold ballgown redux] Reference

Then there's the 1880's version, which is simply lucious, and a whole lot of work, and would require more fabric to make up the overskirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [gold ballgown redux] Reference

"Make a overskirt for Floridy Alabamy," said Bubbles, importantly.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Sweet Little Maid] Reference

Off came the green silk dress with its tight "basque" and overskirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Christmas Angel] Reference

She was wearing a linsey petticoat and a short gown for an overskirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Virginia Scout] Reference

She had a overskirt of netted white silk cord, heavy enough to use for a hammock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life] Reference

Her dress was a very light blue silk, with a lace overskirt, 'bout the same as Tilly's.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life] Reference

No sign of an overskirt, no ruffle or puff, plaiting or ruching, no "Hamburg" or lace, -- nothing!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Queen Hildegarde] Reference