help with skirt styling, please

I got two wonderful skirts from Macy's online. They never have items like this in my store - limited selection to either very casual, or black and gray business suits.

I got this glorious chintz floral print, and the yellow one with a lattice type pattern, whis is woven in, giving a texture, kind of like brocade but not shiny. They are both lined, so very comfy. I wear a lot of skirts and bare legs in the summer. However, with the patterns so different than my current skirts, I am having a hard time putting them together. For your review and suggestions, please:

1-3 print skirt with various tops - white polo shirt, pale turquoise knit tee, pale yellow with some flowery things on it, with cute denim jacket, also new.

4-9 yellow skirt - had a harder time with it. Gray top (sorry first photo blurry) and yellow belt, I like this the best. Added black denim jacket and scarf. But this will be too hot for summer. Navy top (not so sheer IRL), white top and tangerine sweater wtih rust sling backs, denim shirt (okay look but won't feel comfortable wearing this work), light blue feminine sweater.

10 what I really wore that chilly day after trying all these on.

I was hoping that I wouldn't have to buy anything new to go with these skirts, but I might have to. Thanks for looking!

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13 years ago

christieanne

Veteran

Very fun skirts - certainly not boring black work skirts
I like the yellow with 6/7/8 the best. The tangerine and yellow is a perfect blend.
I think I like white top with the denim jacket and print skirt. Could you also do the chambray shirt with that skirt?

Meredith1953

Ditto what Christieanne said!
Cute skirts!

morethanbeige

I love that yellow skirt! Nice floral skirt too. 4,6,7, and 8 look good to my eye and I also think the white shirt looks best with the floral skirt. Also want to add that you look adorable in #10!

Emily

What fun skirts! I really like your denim jacket in 1-3, but my favourite look is 5. It's fresh and interesting.

Makrame

Nice skirts, I especially like the yellow one. My favorites are 4, 6, and 8. I am not a fan of tangerine with this yellow. I think for both of these skirts I prefer woven tops (#4 looks like a knit but is has the draping of a woven shirt, without clinginess). Maybe a white woven shirt, if you have one, would be nice with the floral skirt, too?

EmilyC15

Active Member

I like how we are all keeping it positive, and I certainly admire your brio, so please accept this constructive criticism in the same spirit. The hot pink floral skirt- I love it on you but it needs a stronger-toned solid top, not a pastel. Pick out the vivid turquoise or the dark purple or the olive chartreuse, and wear or obtain a top in that color. I know there's white in the skirt, but I'm not feeling the skirt with the white top. With that skirt on people are going to LOOK at you, so give them something to look at!

When you're wearing the skirt out, if you're wearing it with the black glasses, I think you can pair it with black shoes, because the glasses and shoes will pick up on each other.

Anonymous

I really think you scored on both of these skirts, and you ordered them online? Amazing! I like every way that you've styled them here. Very creative; I wouldn't have thought of all of these possibilities! The only thing I'm unsure of is the scarf with the knotted ends in #5. Unless this is coming back in style, I haven't seen scarves worn this way since junior high, lol. Now I'm dating myself, but I don't want your scarf to date you. Everything else you've done looks very modern to me, good job!

cheryle (Dianthus)

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Both are very nice skirts. I think the top in 6 and 8 would also work with the floral skirt. I would also like to see outfit number 4 with the top tucked loosely or only at the front and without the belt. I really like grey, white and yellow together. It always looks so fresh to me.

rae

I want to see skirt #1 with top #8!

Love all the yellow skirt versions! Although you had a harder time, I think the results are stellar.

Carole

Great skirts, the yellow seems the most versatile and I LOVE LOVE LOVE #8! But every variation is fab! and 10 is a super fun outfit. Well done.

brown

Very cute skirts!!! Pink shirt really looks amazing..very trendy.

ManidipaM

Awesome skirts!

I like the white top with the purple, but would also try the darker tops in #6 and #8 to pick up the colours of the flowers. And I wonder whether you would like to use the floral shirt it #5 with the printed skirt too, maybe with a dark belt added, or the yellow one from #6.

I fear the pastel tops are looking not quite so brilliant with that skirt's bold colours, BUT a stronger coloured topper could well remedy that. For instance, what if you try the orange cardi from #7 with the white top or the knit in #9 over the print skirt? And a white topper or maybe red or green (rather than the neutral indigo) could be the making of the top and skirt combo in #2. Similarly, a white jacket would make quite a difference to #3!

For the yellow skirt, my favourite looks are #6 and #8. I wonder if you want to try that stripey scarf over the white top with the yellow skirt? I feel like the pastel values of skirt and scarf vs the heavier greys of your top and topper are not quite in the same register here. And maybe the chambray shirt from #8 can be your topper in #7 too?

Angie

Fashion Stylist

You did a great job! The best combinations here (to my eye) are:

#3, #7 and #8. Also love Rae's suggestion

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