Oooh, the sweater is gorgeous -- I love to see the up close of the knit. It looks on the raspberry side of burgundy in the pic -- lovely!

Yes, I really like the texture of this sweater! And indeed, "my" burgundy skews to the raspberry side, especially for pieces that I wear near my face. Bottoms and footwear can be a little more flexible in shade. I have the Relaxed allele of the matchy-matchy gene so I'm happy building an outfit with different shades of a color that don't match exactly.

Some great choices here! My brown pleated maxi skirt is a workhorse for similar reasons - a slightly dressy fabric (satin finish) but easily machine washable & not too full of a silhouette (for wearing over & under tops).

Echoing @kkards that I'd like to see the teal cardigan open with something underneath - it looks like it has some gorgeous colours mixed into its pattern (raspberry & orange?) that you could perhaps pick out with a top?

Thanks Zaeobi. I find it much easier to pair skirts (especially in cold seasons) with pullover knitwear than with top + topper. My tops are all of a length to wear with pants, especially skinnies, so generally too long to look right with skirts -- and I don't tuck. Plus I'm not sure I fancy the texture of woven poplin/voile juxtaposed with stretch velvet. What tops do you wear with your brown pleated maxi skirt?

Oops, lost my post but really love 5 the most and 1 the second most. What a useful exercise to try a dressier skirt for daily wear - and so successful. It does seem like a slam dunk once you wrap your head around the idea. I could definitely benefit from an exercise like this - to get some of my dressier things into rotation. As long as it's comfortable and warm enough - why not!