Thanks Lyn67. The white top in 22 is probably 7-8 years old, and it often works when nothing else is quite right. For me, the top almost always drives the outfit, and only the embroidered jeans are my bottoms that don't mix with just about anything (a lot of my printed tops look too busy with it for my tastes).
Sterling - glad I bugged you, as you prompted my recap.
I definitely do seek variety in my wardrobe. This can be both good and bad. Unfortunately I often want newness, which makes it harder for me to step away from looking or buying when I have enough. I wouldn't wear sleeveless by itself in winter, but the one I got in 8 will work as a layer later. And I can wear the crops or skirts with booties or boots all year. I wear light colored booties in summer too. It's a look I've really grown to like on myself. If it's cooler though the winter, a longer sleeved top or sweater still works with the bottoms (as in 22, the booties are several years old with a very old white tee), so the majority of pieces remain in play all year.
I love the top in 21. It goes best with white bottoms, and really pops. I got it at Dillard's two years ago, and I went back last year to find something similar. No success then, but it's the same brand as top in 5, which works well too, but is not nearly as striking. I do find I have to make sure not to save a top like that. I am working on wearing my favorites and not saving them lest they wear out. I want to be able to fully enjoy what makes me feel best.
Thank you for the compliment on the proportion. That's the biggest reason I might try on and change either top or bottom - trying instinctively to get that right proportion. I like the pants in 3 for their sleeker fit, and I have a goal for the fall of finding a dressier version of black or navy pants similar to that fit.
As to 13, that's the moto jacket I didn't need but couldn't walk away from. I loved it when I tried it on, and then when I paired it with the skirt I was very happy with the duo. Even the tank under it I like (which is a super old coldwater creek tank. I also like it with the top in pic 1). Of course, I'm unlikely to wear the jacket through the summer season unless it's for a very particular event. It's something I could wear the rest of the year. Even in the height of my winter I mostly don't need to cover my legs.
Your posts about seasonal shopping were good food for thought for me. Remember to slap my hand if I'm going for much other than booties and underpinnings at NAS.