It`s been a hot minute since I wore this skirt, but here it is again. And again with a Tabitha jacket. A *different* ruffled Tabitha jacket, mind you. I have 4 of them now. Yes, four. Including 3 colorways of this particular jacket. Can you really blame me, though? It`s such a good jacket. And, psst: it`s frequently available on eBay for decent prices. This version is the only one I bought at the Anthro store — one of my few Anthro retail purchases, in fact. Which is funny when you think about how much of the stuff I wear regularly; this whole outfit, in fact, is all Anthro. It looks like it, too, but strangely I don`t mind. Something about autumn makes me gravitate towards the twee, I guess.

I don`t have much more to say except: look, still no black. I committed to not pairing this skirt with black (which is my default whenever a bold print is involved) right out of the gate, and I made it 2-for-2. Finding these navy CK pumps earlier in the year was a stroke of real luck. Plain navy shoes are not the easiest to find, and these are comfortable and versatile as heck. CK shoes are pretty ubiquitous at places like Winners and Marshalls, and they are a solid workwear option in the $30-60 range. I like a fancy shoe as much as the next person, but sometimes plain and classic is the way to go.

I admit it. I may have gone a little overboard with the matchiness this time. Things is, there is a lot going on here — bold print, bright colours. I tried a different, more colourful blazer, and it seemed too much. The greige felt more sedate, and it`s an almost perfect match for the background colour in the print. Since the pink is also represented in the print … well, it`s all next level matchy. Together with the more professionalish silhouette, it`s all very Old Adina. Hey, it still works.

I have a whole rainbow of these wool J. Crew pencil skirts — all solid colours, all very classic — that I rarely wear these days. It seems a shame to get rid of them, as they are decent quality and will probably never look truly outdated, but I kinda hate seeing them hanging in my closet, unworn. I think I am going to make this one of my style “challenges” this winter: finding fresh ways to adapt them to my current aesthetic.

Everything else here is varying degrees of “not new”, especially my shoes. These Jimmy Choos are one of my first true designer thrift finds; I think I got them sometime back in 2012. And they`re still kicking! I recently found an awesome new cobbler who fixed them up with new heel tips; he also suggested that I reinforce the soles on my next visit to keep them going for a few more years. They cost me $8 back in the day but they are basically priceless at this point. I am still hoping the universe is kind enough to send another (back up) pair my way one of these days. Fingers crossed!