I'm just going to comment on what I like on you color-wise. I'm not a huge fan of this jacket mixed with black and white on you which is interesting as I think you look great in black and white by themselves. I think it looks best with your coloring in 2, 4 and 6. The muted colors really make your face shine IMO.

ETA - I just read everyone else's comments and I am definitely the odd man out!! My other thought is maybe the issue is that you love the graphic pop of black and white (as do I) and IMO, adding the gray to these b&w outfits really tones this down the drama and makes them a little more "staid". Maybe too "uniform-y" for you??

I really love this jacket on you in outfit 1, 6 and 7, Sveta:
A) because I think it looks gorgeous when you pair it with crisp white or burgundy.
B) because in these outfits the hemline of the blazer and the hemline of the shirt are at the exact same length. That to my eye looks best. Although I also like it with your polka dot shirt tucked into pants.

I was also thinking the same thing as Angie: a knit jacket will never feel as crisp as a woven, that may play a role here too.

In general, I think cream, black and white, ink and navy blues, blush pink, lilac and cool shades of red look beautiful on you.

Thank you for playing with me. Today was one of those crazy days at work when everything goes from bad to worse and at once - so I did not have time to response earlier.
I have to say right away that outfits which made it to my "Best" picture folder were ##1 and 7. So Diana, Marley, Jean Grey, Suz, PastryGirl, DonnaT, Lisa and JJsloane get the prize!
DonnaF, I feel it too that it requires an extra effort to make it work even though grey is neutral and should work with a lot, right - but it is not the case here and this got me puzzled.
Diana, sleeves are definitely an issue. you bet I don't even consider balzers with self-scrunched sleeves anymore!
Adelfa, what a brilliant analysis: "While you are very classic, there's something elegant and vaguely artistic about your really good outfits. The gray while classic seems too establishment and perhaps too grounded/casual as opposed to elegant." I think you hit the issue right here, thanks!
Kelly, you are another one who struggles with self-scrunched sleeves!
Una, I think "structure" is the key word here. However tucked looks were not my favorites
Marley, I also like white the best with this jacket.
Vildy, I am not sure if this can work: I am afraid they are not long enough and would be shapeless...
kkards, this happens sometimes but in this case it was never a heavily used item even though I like the cut very much.
Jean, it is dark burgundy in #2.
Raisin, actually I liked the long sleeves underneath the least
Ceit, Suz, Jjsloane - you may be right that slim fitting straight legs and bootcuts are better that slouchy BFs in this case.
Mona, yes, long sleeves did not work IMO.

I love them all except for #3 and #6, but I can't really explain why. I think maybe too much of the blouse underneath is showing or something. My favorite is #2.

Amiable and Shevia - thanks for playing along. You got it right 50%!
PastryGirl, that silk shirt in #6 is gone. I adored the color and liked that it is silk but something about it was really off.
DonnaT, these sleeves are definitely an issue.
Lisa, great analysis! I think you are right on many accounts.
Lantana, I don't think my slouchy blush trousers would work with this blazer and I don't have anything else in blush...great idea though!
texstyle, dark pants idea is interesting....
DV, thanks for the hue and saturation tip!
nebraskim, you are so right about greys! I find it is very difficult to mix different greys in one outfit precisely because of the different undertones.
Sarah and Sheila, I think #2 was better that the rest and maybe because of the color bookending.
Liz, you got 2 out of 4 right Actually ##4 and 5 were not favorites at all.
T-Rex, for me the order is a bit different at ##1,7and 2
Vickie, unfortunately you are right: this is not the jacket you can make work effortlessly
AviaMariah, grey definitely "tones down" the high contrast and bright colors.
Inge, good eye on the length of the top in relation to the curve of the jacket, I have not noticed this myself.
Angie, I think you are right (no surprise here) that I cannot feel my best in knit blazers. I would LOVE your Smythe! Also thanks to you and Inge on color palette thing. I SO WANT more ink and saturated navy items in my life but they are pretty hard to come by!

Now I can conclude this thread with my own analysis - and please not hat your responses helped me A LOT with it!
1. As Angie noticed I have a hard time incorporating a knit blazer into my style - which is a pity because they are comfy and would make a great travel wear. Actually travel wear was one of the main incentives for this purchase in the first place but I could never make it work.
2. Aside from the knit fabrication I like the style a lot and I think it is flattering on me. I think I feel the most myself when I wear this blazer with crisp button downs to add more dressiness and sharpness. Whit also helps beause it is a sharp color and lifts the grey. Adding streamline bottoms like bootcuts and straight legs also helps to add to the crispness factor which I like.
3. I like a lot about #2 but something is off here. I think it is BF jeans as some of you wisely pointed which conflict with the blazer. This should be the curved hem more than the length of the blazer because I pair BF jeans with my white and yellow blazers and black tux and feel good. I think it is the curved hem AND the fact that it is fitted in the waist...
4. I still think burgundy works with the grey so I may try to recreate #2 with different bottoms.
5. #3 just.did.not.work. One of the reasons maybe that I am not into untucked unstructured tops anymore unless they have hi-low hem or semi-tucked? Also do not like the cuffs in this one, too floppy. As well the blouse is too soft and cannot lift the casual vibe of this blazer fabrication.
6. #4 - NO. Tees just do not work for me in combination with a knit jacket. long sleeves and low contrast just add to me "meh" feeling here...
7. #5 - something was not right here too. It maybe very well the neckline of this top - I find it really hard to pair with other blazers as well. Also the colors are off: I think the dark trousers or jeans and low contrast belt may work better.
8. #6. That silk shirt just did not work for me at all and I have passed it on since then. Long sleeves did not help and also shiny satin silk just did not mesh well with this knit fabric.

Phew, this was long but very useful. This is what I decided:
1. I will give this blazer another chance now when I identified with your help what works and what did not. My blazer collection is not large and longer ones are scarce right now so I as well may try to use what I have. I think it has a potential because the style itself has crispiness to it which fabrication lacks.
2. I will try to style a variation of some of these outfits with these criteria in mind and see if they feel better. Stay tuned for a fashion show in a near future (depending of cooling down of course).

Again thank you very much for you help and for playing along. This was very useful for me and I hope not without some benefit for others

I think your own analysis is spot on, Sveta, and I'm glad to read you are giving the blazer another chance (I hear you on the ink and navy blue options out there, I'll definitely keep an eye out for both of us;-)

Very much looking forward to seeing the fashion show:-)
And yes, looking at all the different looks you put together with the one blazer was really very helpful for me as well. It always makes me think about proportions and colour combos, love that.

Loved your analysis, Sveta. And I think you reached the right decision.

Sveta, I'm really late to this, but what a thorough and instructive analysis! I have the same blazer, but in black, and the very things that make it troublesome for you make it perfect for me. My life and style are more casual, and I love crisp lines, but tempered with just a bit of drape or ease. And I love the pre-scrunched sleeves! LOL

I'm in the market for a new black blazer, as this one has gotten a lot of wear and I suspect that by the end of this coming season I'll be ready to start transitioning to a new one. Your exercise has actually helped me pinpoint some things to consider in my search. I think this hemline in particular is especially flattering on ladies like you and me, and it's not so easy to find, unfortunately.

Thanks for sharing this exercise!

Great analysis Sveta. I also find my knit blazres are great for travel, it's like wearing a sweatshirt. I look forward to your outfit trials, maybe I will be able to steal a couple ideas from them.

What a fun game! You are a smart lady and so very chic and gutsy - in a very good way!

I haven't read any other comments (scout's honor), so here's my honest take.
#2 and #5 are the ones you like, and here's why: not only do the sleeves have free reign in these two outfits, the ARMS show. This boosts your lovely facial tone and makes the grey behave. In other words, that grey is not a great color for you, but with enough SKIN it is tamed and put in its place, as a great, outfit-anchoring, neutral classic. Skin is your (and anyone's) best color, because it is your color. Whose else could it be?

This is SO interesting. When a neutral is really a neutral, it shouldn't have to be the star. However, I think I buy everything to be a star, and so nothing is really a neutral. Whoops! Off to rethink everything I thought I knew...

Way late to the game. Interesting analysis. Makes sense to me.

My thoughts were #1/7 & #4 were the outfits that worked best. #1 & 7 have the same bones, so I lump them together. I can see why you don't like #4, but you look very polished in it, and the knit & tee are on the same wave length. The silky shirts, I think, contradict this knit jacket. Just too fancy, without more fancy added - like piles and piles of jewelry.