Butterick 5249 pattern review - a simply stunning skirt

Warning! Photo heavy post. Hey, what can I say? I like the looks of this skirt. Butterick 5249 . Rated EASY. Great skirt. Hardly need to say any more do I? But I will. First of all, the skirt has princess seams which are great because you can easily adjust the fit. As usual, I substituted an invisible zipper, which you know is pretty standard for items I sew. I can insert an invisible zipper much quicker than I can a regular one. I don't think I've sewn anything this red in quite some time as the zipper in my zipper drawer had a 25 cent clearance sticker on it. Probably from my days of working part-time at Joann Fabrics. And that was about 20 years ago. On this particular view, view D, there are pockets hidden behind the side front pleats. I added a lining to the skirt, which is also pretty standard for skirts that I sew. To do so, I used the skirt panel pieces for view A and cut them so the bottom of the lining would fall just above the ruffle on the inside of the skirt. I