Both look great Barb... Would we expect anything else from you...

I think the top one has an older feel to it; wheras the lower one still has a large amount of the modern looking colours to it... or at least thats the impression i get from the back at least

I'm guessing the top band working out the way it did is a function of waist size (number and size of pleats) and sett size?

Unusual buckles on the top one too...