Styling Ideas Around The Golden Burgundy Number 2 Pencil Skirt

A couple of weeks ago I convinced a friend who reads this blog to buy the golden burgundy number 2 pencil skirt because I think it is a great color and perfect for her. My arguments in favor of this skirt were so convincing that I ended up picking one up for myself too even if I generally don't buy the cotton double serge because they are too stiff and too "office attire" for my casual summer lifestyle. However, even if technically it is a summer skirt this color screams Fall (btw, nothing golden in it, not sure what they wanted to convey with that adjective). I personally don't like to wear the wool pencil skirts until well into winter, so I thought that this could be THE perfect pencil skirt for our fall weather and I bought it with that in mind. In NYC you can get away with wearing nothing on your legs or thin clear stockings until end of October and sometimes November so I am not concerned about the skirt running up when I walk, which is usually the undesired effect of wearing a cotton pencil skirt with tights.

I finally had some time today to try this skirt with some things that I plan to wear with it. Of course you can wear it with a black/navy/ivory turtleneck/tee and call it a day but I wanted to let the imagination free and try some more risky combinations.
I have to say that in this case I find that the styling on the website/catalog is right on spot and contributed to my falling in love with the skirt. I find the pairing with the Blythe in apricot mist really lovely and probably something I wouldn't have thought of.
The first (easy) thing was try to recreate the look with what I have, which isn't that much right now because the heavy stuff is tucked well away for at least two more months and I wasn't going to take everything down just to try on.
I don't have the Blythe in that color, so I substituted with something else, a tee (which I think is apricot something) and a cashmere sweater. The colors immediately made me think of my old bubble necklace in soft violet, so I added it:

Below, an alternative with the same tee and necklace but a printed cardigan (in this case the cardigan is the bronzed leopard from two winters ago). I have to say, I really like this one:

I do have a Blythe, in extravagant green. The color combination here is one that would look great in a JCrew catalog but can be a bit too much IRL:

As a SAHM though my challenge is not to look like I am going to the office. A pencil skirt in a solid color will never be something particularly extravagant but I wanted to try to make it a little more like me, so to speak.
What about a bohemian tunic? You will probably remember this one:

As you know I love peter pan collars. This blouse by Calypso has one of the biggest peter pan collars that you will ever find:

I have this Marni blouse that I am a little bit tired of but hang on to because it is the only Marni that I have, along with a trench that I cannot wear anymore because it ripped completely in the back (I know, must take it to the tailor). Anyway, I immediately thought of this blouse with this skirt. I added a big belt to create some interest at the waist and a little peplum effect:

When I bought the skirt I had in mind two things that I had at home and always give me styling headache. First, I was hoping that it would work with the floral indigo top, that is another item from a few years ago that came out late in the summer but really has a fall vibe. I don't wear this top that much because JCrew has a little bit forgot the family of the browns and there is a lot of brown in this top. Well, unfortunately the brown in the top doesn't work at all with the color of the skirt so that was a bummer. The other item that I wanted to try with the skirt is the goldenrod brocade top from 2010. I haven't given up on this top yet, I still like it and I am always looking for stuff to wear with it. Because I don't do well with purples (and the top has purple in it) I don't have many options besides jeans and champagne so I thought that this color could be a good alternative to purple. In this case I think they work quite well together:

I am not sure that belting the top is an option but I tried (I know that this belt in particular is too casual but I wanted to try a big belt with it):

And last, with a jacket. Now, the jacket must have something special about it (a ruffle, a zip in the front, something) IMO otherwise the whole thing will look immediately like a suit. My big-splurge jacket came to the rescue (I tell you, this jacket could save any outfit), even if I am not completely sold on the navy-burgundy color combo for some reason (I would wear navy shoes with this, probably):

That's all I could think of and try on today. I have a few more ideas (like the Lucinda blouse in spice gold and also the scoopneck blouse in wildcat print) but they would have involved too much effort. I hope that you enjoyed the show and you got some good ideas if you have this skirt.

What's your favorite among the outfits that I put together? If you have tried this skirt and you have any styling suggestion please share!

PS
Thank you for all the advice on the Terrazzo jacket. I think that I am going to return it and try to catch a size 2 on sale or just forget about it since I don't need it. As someone mentioned if the fit feels wrong I am never going to reach for it.