Vintage Look- 60's Rainbow Pleated Skirt

I admit it. I have a love/hate affair with this skirt. It has the most amazing colors in it, but it is also almost dizzying in its pattern. It fits me perfectly, but I've never been super crazy about pleats. Yet here we are, because when you find a perfect vintage wool skirt at Goodwill that fits, you bring it home.

Looking at it this way, it feels like its one of those shifting kaleidoscopes. Except I'm wearing it...yeah, trippy.

I've had this since last winter and not worn it. Every color you can think of is in it, yet nothing seems to really go with it. So I decided to just pick a neutral blue sweater. For the bottom half it was harder. Blue tights, tan shoes? Nude hose, brown shoes? I'm not certain that the cream tights are right for it, but I wanted to wear these shoes. Below is another option it tried. But my hubby HATES all my crazy colored tights so, ya know.

I figured, I just need to wear this thing or get rid of it already! Said as I sit here petting it like a technicolor kitty cat. Sheesh, I'm pathetic. So anyhoo. I wore to town like the picture above. Then I wore it to work at the Spoon with the cream tights, but traded out the cream heeled shoes for my super comfy brown oxfords that I wore with my tan suit. That also looked a bit weird, but what can you do?

I told you I'm trying to remember to wear at least one piece of vintage jewelry per outfit. This one is an adorable 40's horseshoe pin. I got it on Emma Street in Springdale, at a great little flea called The Cellar Door. The owner is a sweetheart and she has great things at great prices. This little beaut was $1! If you are in the neighborhood drop in and see what she has.

Looking down, my hose and shoes don't seem so odd. Maybe that's the right perspective to keep in mind- how things look to your own eyes, and not to those looking at you. What do you think, Dear Reader? Is the skirt worth keeping and trying to get it right, or should I let it go and perhaps pass on to someone who would have just the right accompaniment to make it sing? Sometimes you have to let something go and just imagine how happy it will make someone else... :)