Saturday, October 22, 2011

Teal and orange.

I've had this outfit floating around in my head for ages - inspired by the color trends for autumn (teal! orange! so much love!). But life has just been very busy lately, since I was caught up in a flurry of birthday celebrations, long hours at work and, most happily, moving preparations. Everything is finally slowing down again, though, as I'm now settled into my new apartment and have a lot more free time.

But enough about my life - boring, yawn, I know! 



Styling this skirt was honestly a challenge for me. As much as I adore this burnt orange color, I find it fairly difficult to find items to pair it with. My go-to neutrals don't seem to work very well - black and orange, while appropriate for October, isn't so appropriate as an outfit! The same goes for brown and orange - the overall effect, which I thankfully didn't photograph, was rather...pumpkinesque. Not appealing!

But I was determined to make this skirt work, since it fits so well. Although H&M is the store I can most often fit into off-the-rack, the bottoms there still tend to gap at my waist. This skirt, since I can wear it lower on the hips, doesn't gap at all!  And I love the way it flares, it's such a fun fall piece!

Shirt, CR Size S (similar here); Skirt, H&M Size 2 (similar here); Shoes, Nine West; Bag, Coach; Watch, Michael Kors Mini-Runway; Jewelry, thrifted, Scarf, no brand.
So I really had to scour the depths of my closet to find something that would work, but I think this cream lace top truly does! The neutral color helps to ground the brightness of the skirt, and the lace adds a little interest. I kept my bag and shoes neutral as well for this outfit, since in my opinion, the skirt is the main feature: the orange should pop!


I adore these shoes. Even though they're the teensiest bit large on me, they're the most comfortable pair of heels I own. I credit that to the stacked heel, which gives the shoe a really retro look. Although I bought these a while ago, I think they're very appropriate for the season! 60s and 70s inspired items seem to be all over the place.

I love the look of deep turquoise/teal when paired with this orange, too, but I think wearing a shirt in the color would've been a little too much. So I settled for this scarf that I bought at Camden Market in London (and below, for my turquoise statement necklace)! 


I want to end by thanking Paige of PetiteJD for featuring me on her blog! Her idea of doing this Q&A feature is such a great way to find new petite bloggers! She's also currently featuring a 50 Classics Challenge, which involves incorporating items from the 50 Classics list into an outfit - I'm horrendously late with mine, but I have so many ideas for it that I'll just have to post about very, very soon.

11 comments:

  1. what an absolutely beautiful orange skirt!! so in love with the pleats and i love how you accessorized!

    cute & little

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  2. Thank you! This skirt is definitely one of my new favorite items in my fall wardrobe.

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  3. That skirt is so cute! I love the outfit you put together with it! I always find myself wearing creams and white with orange, although navy is a fun option also!

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  4. I LOVE that skirt and I love orange! I fell in love with it this summer when I got an orange skirt as a birthday gift -- and once I got past those initial styling struggles, I realized orange actually goes well with a lot!

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  5. Ooh, navy is a good idea! I'm going to have to try putting together an outfit using that pairing next.

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  6. You're right, it totally does - I guess I'm just so used to grounding bright colors with white or black that I was confused about how to style orange (which definitely doesn't go with black, haha). I see this skirt as a fashion challenge, but I'm always so excited when I find something appropriate to match it with.

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  7. Nice photos and really nice outfit, you look great, I love
    your skirt, what a great color and that blouse is so nice, the perfect touch to
    the outfit; your bag also rocks, you are really beautiful! Your blog is awesome
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  8. Thank you for the follow, Sara! I really love the color of this skirt, too - I'm always so excited when I find an outfit that works properly with it! 

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  9. This is one of my favorite outfits! Love it from head to toe!

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  10. Thanks! I'm actually obsessed with this color scheme now...teal/turquoise and orange look surprisingly nice together!

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  11. Omg I love this outfit so much. You rock that orange skirt better than anyone I know. Love the lace top as well :)

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