OOTE: The Sovereign Paisley Cafe Capris

We had a end-of-the-school-year cocktail party yesterday night and I finally wore my sovereign paisley cafe capris that were waiting for an occasion to get out of the closet. I have more than enough pants but I bought these to wer as "evening" pants which I don't really have legions of (it is difficult to find pants to wear in the evening that are not black or not a solid color). The print is a bit crazy as you know but you can tone it down with a black top (as opposed to a neon-y lime or a aqua or a berry, just to mention three of the colors in the print). I am wearing a 00, the 0 was too baggy and less elegant (my other cafe capris are all a 0). I hesitated between this outfit and wearing my new Frances dress in lifesaver print. In the end it was a good call to wear pants because while we were at the cocktail (it was held in the outside patio of a residential building) a friend of mine dropped her glass of wine and my feet got completely soaked in wine. Had I worn a long silk dress the hem would have been soaked too.

Anyway, this is how I wore them (the top is from H&M (from last fall, one of the best-fitting tops ever). Incredibly enough for someone who owns +100 pairs, I have a very few pairs of black shoes and I didn't want to wear closed-toe ones, so my only option was these old sandals (I like how they toughen up the outfit a bit):

I was struggling to find a necklace to add as a pop of color with the outfit. A green lime necklace would have been ideal but in the end this old version of the bubble necklace did the trick (you can't really see in the pics but the smaller stones are a different color than the bigger ones, they are almost a neon purple that goes well with the purple in the pants):

I got lots of compliments on the outfit and I got "the look" from another lady who was wearing JCrew from head to toe and clearly recognized the pants and necklace.
I am in a hurry but will be back soon. How do you wear these pants? What are your favorite evening pants?