Striped midi skirt - what works?

Hi,

I recently purchased a striped midi skirt. I am currently trying to add some colour/interest to the bottom half of my wardrobe. At the moment it mainly consists of skinnies, jeans and denim shorts in summer. Very uninspired!

I took heaps of tops out of my cupboard this morning and tried them on with it. Some of them look off to my eye, but I'm not the most fashion forward... I am looking for some feedback on what will work best with this skirt. Also if you think it's a complete no-go, please let me know.

1 - striped midi, black embellished tank, black sandals
2 - band T, black converse
3 - denim shirt, striped scarf, black converse
4 - #3 without scarf
5 - black long sleeve T with white button down, black pumps
6 - bright blue 3/4 rouched sleeve T, black pumps
7 - black oriental style top, black cage heels

After so many changes, I didn't think much about accessorising/shoes.

I will do another post later with some pattern-mixed looks, which are WAY outside of my comfort zone.

Thanks in advance!

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13 years ago

ManidipaM

Veteran

Nice skirt! I like the chambray/denim and the black tops with it. Some more suggestions:

(1) Have you considered tucking (and belting) for the tank top and denim shirt?
(2) Or with just button-down shirt, on its own (black bead necklace or a patterned scarf if you have something like that?) or with the black sweater/t-shirt, or even with the denim shirt worn as jacket over it?
(3) How about popping a black T or tank under the denim shirt and leaving it open, then adding that stripey scarf?

Also, don't feel like you have to wear just black shoes with the skirt. Consider grey, tan, nude, a contrasting colour like green or yellow as well, if you have those.

goldenpig

(website)

I like #5 and #7!

jayne

Oooo, here I liked 1 & 5!

cheryle (Dianthus)

Five is my favorite but I like 4 too. I think what I like is the length and curved bottom of the top so it doesn't create another straight line that may not align with the stripes in the skirt.

I think the skirt looks great on you and is worth finding the right tops.

teeandcee

Active Member

Who'd have thought such a boldly striped skirt could be so versatile. I love all these combos as they're all so different, but if my life depended on choosing a favorite it'd the one with the scarf. I love the men's tie look of the scarf with the sneakers.

Take what I say with a grain of salt though as I'm far from fashion forward myself.

Angie

Fashion Stylist

This type of outfit experimentation is GREAT. Well done!

The Converse pairing is cute and works - although it's quite *teeny bopper* and I am unsure of how old you are. I leave that to your discretion and do take my opinion for what it is worth to you

#1, #5 and #7 are particularly good.

Anonymous

I love #5, and do try some tucking with the different tops. A flat shoe could work with this if the vamp is low. You've done some hard work here--good job!

Great skirt! I also like #5 the best, although I think the denim shirt would be cute layered over the white blouse like you did the black T, or over a white T.

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