Fall Outfits around the Silk Indigo Floral Top (Thanks to FS!)

So much to blog about this week and so little time, and the new rollout (that I didn't expect coming so soon, wasn't the first fall rollout just yesterday?) to complicate things ...

Let's start from the beginning. I meant to write this post before leaving for our beach break but I didn't get to it. I was kind of proud of myself because I had put together a few fall outfits around the silk indigo floral top that may be considered "savvy" and "regression-correct" as they consist exclusively of FS items that I snagged for a ridicolous price and old staples that I have in my closet. So I could have bragged about holding off new purchases and give lessons about mixing old and new and buying only one piece that you can incorporate in your wardrobe but, helas, I totally caved in yesterday when I walked into the Collection store for a return (post and pics to come).

So no lessons, just the outfits (that I'm still proud about). You surely remember the Silk Indigo Floral Top. I missed it when it went on sale on the website but I was lucky enough to found one in my size at the Madison Collection store during the exta 20% FS promo (the price came around $55, which for this top is totally worth it IMO). I loved this top since I first tried it on but I always thought that it belonged to fall because of the beautiful (but not summery) colors.
At the same time I also bought on the website a Portland cardigan in navy and the classic leather belt in glazed hazelnut (that was on sale at that time but is misteriously back to FP).

I had completely missed the Portland last winter (I have two Michelles) and when I realized that I had not a single wool navy cardigan in my closed (the easiest color to go with the indigo floral top) I stalked the website for some popbacks and the Portland, with its $19.99 FS price fitted the bill. I was a little bit nervous that I wouldn't like it (it's one of the few items that I ever bought without seeing it IRL first) but it's a total winner. In case you don't own one, the yarn is very different from the yarn of the Michelle (it's microribbed) and I would say that it's a more elegant cardigan than the Michelle.

So here is the first outfit: silk indigo floral top, Portland cardi, vintage matchstick cords in acorn:



Another cardigan that I thought I would pair with this top is the Georgia cardi in bistro orange, that I also bought on FS:



However, I came to realize that this color isn't very flattering on me and, besides, it's going to be too lightweight for fall, so I put it up for sale on the JCA (if you are interested let me know, it's a size XS).

The next outfit features a Theory jacket that I had for some years now but didn't get around to wear much. It's a beautiful jacket thought and I think that it's perfect with the top, the same cords and the leather belt (plus my Glenbrae boots that I hadn't the courage to slip on due to the heat):



The last outfit, with the Mica mini, is more of an evening outfit. Here it's with the Portland cardi open:



and here it's belted:



The Mica mini is not the ideal skirt for the belted look because the fabric is doubled at the waistband, but I don't have a denim pencil skirt and I wanted to show you the effect with the belt that the monotony of the navy. Anyway, I love the otfit (you know that I love my Mica mini).

You might have noticed that I'm barefoot in the last pics, but I couldn't think of a pair of shoes for this outfit. But I finally ordered a pair of Juliet in driftwood with the last 20% and free shipping promo (in fact they should be here today). So you can go ahead and try to picture it with the Juliet (if I can I will update this post with a pic).

What's the summer collection item that will bring you into fall? Which of these pairings do you like the best?