I wear blue and black together All The Time, but I frequently forget about the other classic combo: blue and brown. A big part of the reason is the fact that I don’t have a lot of brown in my closet. Strictly speaking, brown is not part of my wardrobe palette … but I had to make an exception for this skirt. I mean, you can’t blame me, right? It’s so lovely. I love the little details — including the ones you can’t see, like the teal lining hemmed with lace. Old skool Anthropologie is the best Anthropologie.
I was initially going to wear this with my blue Vince sweater, but it proved to be too loose and long in the back, so I subbed in an old J. Crew Factory one instead. Rather than a necklace, I decided to try something a little less expected and pinned a brooch. (I thought about pinning one to the skirt ruffle, but figured it might be a twee step too far.) Same deal when it came to the shoes: I went with the less obvious choice, leopard print. They say leopard is a neutral, after all. But, in this case, I think it works.
I tend to wear brown boots / tights with navy a lot in the winter and definitely see leopard print shoes as a neutral, I have two pairs that I use in this way. Love this old skirt, as you say, reminds me of really good Anthro days rather than the iffy stuff they sell now….!
Some of the recent stuff has really iffy quality, on top of the iffy aesthetic. I guess I can’t complain because I thrift it all, but damn — I’d hate to pay Anthro prices for things that lack that old Anthro touch. Tsk tsk