Mix'n Match

I realized something the other day.

Here I am, drooling over these lovely printed skirts on Pinterest. Yet there are four or five skirts in my closet, printed ones, that I never wear because I have such a hard time styling them. So instead of going buy new things, or drooling over all the cute outfits on Pinterest, I've made a decision to try new things with the stuff that I have. 

Here are the four that give me the most trouble. I have one top I'll wear with each skirt, but that quickly becomes boring, so they end up shoved in the back of my closet. But, I love the design on each of these skirts, and would love to wear them more often. The one I'm going to focus on today is the brown and tan maxi skirt in the middle bottom of the picture above. This skirt was given to me, and I love how it feels when I wear it, soft, smooth, and relaxed, while looking dressy. I've never worn it casual until last Thursday, when I paired it with a Kelly green tee and nude flats.

I liked it, but wanted more ideas on how to style it. I asked for advice on my favorite place to find outfit inspiration, with Pinterest as a close second, Modern Modesty. The suggestions were a black top with a different colored scarf, specifically red. Other ideas were with a pink or coral. Here's some outfits I put together using this skirt with tops already in my wardrobe. 

This is the top I've worn it with in the past. I liked how it matched, but I really wanted more color to brighten it up.

For colder weather and the winter months, I matched the skirt up with a brown long sleeve tee and green scarf, or this crimson top with the black scarf. 

cobalt tee

mint tee

lime green  dolhman top 

coral dolhman top

tan tee and green scarf

coral collared button up

coral button up with green scarf

white tee with green scarf

I love all my new ways to wear this skirt, and the outfits I've been able to come up with for it. It makes me want to wear it more often. And I normally put it up for the summer months because of the dark colors, but now I won't have to do that, with all my more colorful style options! So I'd say, that experiment was a success. :) 

My next project will be this leopard skirt.

I love how it fits and looks, but I'm tired of wearing it with black tops only. I did match it with my mustard cardigan a while back, but I want more ways to wear it.

I know that leopard is starting to be considered a neutral, and therefore to many people can be worn with anything, but I'm still a little shy in that department. I am broadening my style, but I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet. 

So which is your favorite color I styled my brown skirt with? Did this give you any ideas for your own wardrobe? 

What would you wear with this leopard skirt?