thrifted skirt re-fashion and outfit misses that followed

Thirfted skirt: 3.00

After.............................................Before

I have been trying really hard to incorporate more color and pattern into my outfits but it is hard to stop myself from gravitating toward the black and grey....
When I re-fashioned this skirt I thought it would be SO easy to create an outfit around it, but it wasn't.
It was hard.
I didn't realize that these items didn't exactly "go" until I had taken a picture and gone "ugggggggggg, that didn't work."

So here are a couple of outfit misses:

It's all too slouchy.. and the oxfords don't look like I pictured....

So maybe if I take off the sweater.... nope....

 Hmmm lets add some stripes and RED shoes..... no no ...... why is working with color so HARD?

 Getting closer.. better colors... just missing something...

That's it.... the BELT!!!

So, the good thing is I found something to wear with my new(old) skirt....the bad thing is the weather won't let me wear it until APRIL!

Boo.

Dear lovely readers~

Thank you for coming with me on my journey of figuring out my personal style. This blog has given me a great chance to fine tune, crap, re-discover my personal style.  Olivia said I used to wear a shapeless sack and skinny jeans (with love of course).  I still am figuring it all out and I love hearing your comments and knowing you are along for the ride. You guys are the BEST readers/followers!!

Sending out lots of LOVE~

Soph