Seems like the DVF sweater is a winner. Thank you all!
I like the idea of looking at the Pliners as "textured black." That is sort of what Sveta said, Angie.
ETA: Unfrumped, somehow I missed your comment in my first round - thank you for your thoughts! I agree the Pliners are more refined than the Munros. Interesting that you see them as "flower potty" -- they are snug to the ankle on me, unlike my Report booties, which are loose. But I agree they have looked that way on some others and looked SUPER on Beth Ann!! I am glad for the reminder about grey with cobalt.
Ainsley, thank you for the detailed comments. With the cobalt skirt, I think I want another colour option for winter more than anything. I get tired of black bottoms! (And denim.)
Gabrielle, I am listening closely to your advice. I will have to sleep on it a bit more….
Interesting, AV, about the skirt lengths. You would like them all shorter! I could go that route as well, though my own eye has pretty much adjusted to midi length.
Good advice, Becky. I will experiment with the blue skirt a bit more.
Good reminder, Lisa, about your cobalt jeans becoming workhorses for you. My cobalt skirt was a workhorse this summer, that's for sure.
Deb, being your twin is enough reason to keep the cobalt skirt in itself!
Re the booties -- they just wouldn't be comfortable to wear here in Kingston very often. If I had an office job, sure. But my life here is super casual and the streets are rough (even some cobblestones), I walk everywhere...and the booties have sharp kittenish heels. The Munros, with their thicker heel, feel totally wearable for everyday. The Pliners feel too refined for daily casual wear. Yet comfortable for more dressy occasions.
Rae, you are a sweet enabler.
KKards, that is so interesting about wearing the booties with navy…I think in the back of my mind I was thinking of that…but then I realized I don't have any navy bottoms! LOL.
Eliza, I agree that the sweater is eminently adaptable. And the booties ARE comfortable -- surprisingly so!
As I go through these responses I realize that the main issue for the cobalt skirt is HOSE colour. I have tops and toppers. What I don't know how to do is keep my legs warm in style! Now, if I had tall boots this would not even be a problem at all. Hmmmm.
Peri, thank you. Sweater 2 will be up for consideration next!
Glory, I have very little footwear for dressy events in winter. I can wear my SW black booties with pants (but they are not dressy enough for skirts, really). My pumps don't stay on my feet in winter with hose. And I have no dressy boots. So that was one reason I bought the Pliners.
Ingunn, I'd definitely wear the Pliners in Kingston on date nights, or if I had to give a talk (this may not happen at all this winter.) I'd wear them if I were going out to dinner with a friend. But they'd get much more wear in my "city" capsule.
Interesting thought, Rachy, about the skirt. This is what I was wondering -- whether variety might be the best option.
Barbie feet, LOL. The shape IS a bit like that, isn't it?
Saramir, thank you so much! Show us your sweater, please!! I hear you on the booties with nude leg. I have this poison eye, too, still, though it has adjusted somewhat.
DV, I think maybe the VC midis are especially flattering because they curve in and are not quite as stiff as the Halogen skirts. They're tube skirts vs. pencil skirts, if that makes sense, and as someone with rectangle tendencies, I get more shape from the tube. Also, the VC skirts feel stretchy and comfortable and you can probably sense that comfort in the pics. But these Halogen skirts do curve to some degree as well. I am sending that chambray shirt back - -just showing for th esake of the booties.
Thanks again, all - you are super helpful and I'm getting some good ideas here.
