Please help me style this skirt, I haven't worn it yet!

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I am 2 inches shorter than the model, have to wear flat shoes.
Size 8. I want too wear it as much as possible :) I bought it as it is beautiful and cannot find ways to wear it. Thanks for any help!
It looks white on my screen but it is very pale pink.

Pale pink ballet flats and a fitted t shirt or top to balance it out.

I’d love an Audrey Hepburn vibe for it, ballet pumps and close fitting top but I’m a romantic!

Ignore the random first few comments

S+B is literally here to solve styling dilemmas

I'd be tempted to let the skirt be the focus of the outfit, and go neutral bodysuit.

Its beautiful 🥰

@Helpmefindmysoul great ideas, thank you so much

@OtterandaRock I had to google those colours! Thank you, I do have lots of tops from my own wardrobe to try on now 😃

@EleanorMc67 this is on Vinted too, which I think is what it is styled with in the original photos.... but it is not me at all! Lovely thou https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/9018839237-cecilie-bahnsen-pink-mohair-sweater-vest-fits-uk-4-12-tank-top-with-ties?referrer=catalog

Black silk shirt knotted at the waist

I've got similar in black. I wore a slightly cropped t shirt - any length which sits just above the skirt waistband.

I tried it with a regular/longline t shirt which covered the top of the skirt - don't do this. I looked absolutely huge and it created the worst lumps and bumps. The t shirt has got to sit above the skirt waistband.

Can also add a cropped cardigan. Any style.

A short fitted denim waistcoat would look good!
https://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/clothing/tops/blue-denim-waistcoat/p/948844540

It might help to have the skirt shortened a little. Those two inches might make a difference.

I would wear it with a blouse or maybe a wrap top in jersey fabric. A simple shirt or verse top might work as well. I think I’m underestimating the difficulty here… this seems like a fairly versatile skirt that would go with many tops 🤔

edit: either cropped or thin enough to tuck in. Definitely not over the skirt’s waistband.

@StephensLass1977 yes, this is the underlying fear - I am very short in the body and everything bunches up anyway 😂I found a pic of a woman a little shorter than me in this skirt and I think it looks lovely the way she has styled it too.

I see you perfectly embody the spirit of your username, dump.

Google 1950s fashion images for a good shape. If you can get a boat neck top, maybe bardot, I think that would look good.

My style is on the plainer, classic side, so I’d wear a navy ballerina or scoop neck style top from Jigsaw or a slim fit cotton t-shirt in grey or navy or maybe even white depending on how it looked against the skirt. Lots of great ideas on here for the more adventurous fashionistas!

Yes.
Gorgeous skirt.

It's tricky because the elasticated waist creates a bunched effect. I wear a lot of full skirts and they are much much easier to style if they have a flat waistband, at least at the front. It pays to spend a bit of time feeling along the waistband and checking that the elastic hasn't turned in the casing, as this will exacerbate any bunching. If you are short-waisted you need something as slim-fitting as possible on the top, and tucking in a t-shirt won't work. I agree with pp who have suggested bodysuits, ideally in a bold colour so that you don't look like you are cosplaying as a ballerina

I'd dress it down with a t-shirt or vest top.

https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/products/E480820-000/00?colorDisplayCode=09&sizeDisplayCode=003

https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/products/E482195-000/00?colorDisplayCode=18&sizeDisplayCode=003

https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/products/E482199-000/00?colorDisplayCode=03&sizeDisplayCode=003

I'd love to see what you decide on in the end!

There are loads of camis around - clothes are very much early 2000s at the moment and I've seen these style skirts in both Zara and Mango. A body suit would be good.

I think gingham could work too maybe?

https://www.zara.com/uk/en/gingham-smocked-top-p08741110.html?v1=519110731

https://www.zara.com/uk/en/gingham-smocked-top-p08741110.html?v1=519110732

https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/products/E488088-001/00?

Its a very cute skirt. I think in this weather you could go for a classic white vest and sandals combo.
Or a nice fitted tee with ballet flats. I agree that you need to avoid adding more volume at the waist so stick to fitted or at least slightly cropped tops.
Then you could add a fitted or wrap over cardie on top if cooler or a boxy cropped jumper/cardie or jacket.
(Im a scruff though so would pair it with a fitted graphic tee and my trusty Converse!😆).

I would wear a fitted tank top underneath or tuck in a striped tshirt :)

Came back to agree with pp about a boat neck! Love that idea.

Cropped t-shirt, vest, tank, jumper or cardi. Def cropped. I would personally go boxy and cropped. Blousey shaped top, tucked in, with waist accentuated with a nice wide belt, would also be a nice shape.
If worried about cropped, something very fitted, and slightly longer underneath cropped top might work.
Pink, white, stripes, tan, brown, silver - so any colours to choose from.

I see these skirts being styled with high necked, crew or boat necked vest tops

I have a couple of dresses with thay sort of style skirt. I also adore them. And also in my fifties, and also an eight.

my dresses come with a close fitting sort of tank top, it’s hugely flattering, so if you’re good with your arms, a close fitting jersey tank will work.

something like this, I think many colours will work, chocolate, camel, pale pink, cream etc,

https://www.meandem.com/int/ultimate-crew-neck-vest-cocoa-brown

I also sometimes wear a big slouchy jumper over mine , something like this, and I’d say the same colours would work, chocolate, tan, etc.

www.cos.com/en-gb/women/womenswear/knitwear/jumpers/merino/product/merino-wool-crew-neck-jumper-beige-mlange-1317212001