The one item that caught my eye from F/W Fashion Week was the Gilded Floral Jacquard Skirt. I wasn’t sure how much gold was in it but I liked the look of the pink and light blue flowers, which aren’t colors I gravitate towards. The silk organza insets were interesting as well.
It had been excluded from a few promos and I ordered it when it was included in one of the recent 30% off promos. I bought a size 8 which is my normal skirt size and this fit well. Though it’s an A-Line shape, the fit is slim over the waist and hips and then the pleats start. Personally, I’m not a fan of that style of skirt. I prefer either all straight a-line or a pleated a-line starting at the waist.
Other than a White button-down, I style this with two different types of Cashmere Sweaters. The first is the Cashmere Tee in Matisse Blue from Winter 2010 and my Babette Heels. For a similar blue you could use Heather Fresco from this year’s colors. Of course, the Cashmere Tee in Black would look nice too.
This is the Cashmere Cardigan in Bright Dahlia from 2010, the Flower Lattice Necklace and Babette Heels. This year’s color of Heather Hyacinth is a little less bright and more light purple but should pair well with this skirt too.
So pretty! Is the background black or brown? I bought the espresso long sleeve cashmere tee and it looks like it would look nice with it, too!
Hi Wendy! The background and the insets are both black. I think you could still get away with wearing brown on top due to the gold in the skirt.
Even if you don't keep this, I'm so happy to finally see this on someone as I've been considering it ever since it was released and we generally tend to wear the same size. It is very pretty on you, so maybe if it hits sale I'll bite.
Marie – Thanks! I'm happy to help! It is a very pretty skirt but I think the price and exclusion from promos has made people not buy it. It will be interesting to see how this is styled by others.