Eclectic Joy

Inspired by Angie's blog post today, I wore this mixed faux furry vest with a column of black and leopard booties. Not shown but I used a brown leather hobo bag to pick up the brown in the vest. Seeing the pants in the photos, they look pretty awful. They have been tailored to fit, but trousers are very hard. They always look baggy no matter what is done to them. Be grateful if you still have hips. For the holidays I know that more bling than the small diamond studs I'm wearing is needed. Suggestions welcomed. I have black boots and booties. Would they be better if I repeat this outfit? I feel like it needs something.
ETA: some asked that I try the vest with a column of white. Here it is with pewter booties

One of my goals has been to buy fewer but better quality. However, I just got my credit card bill. Yikes. Here are some recent purchases still with tags. The EF black culottes were another but are in for alterations. Please tell me what you think of these:
1-3: EF merino wool sweater in more of an orangey red than it may look in the photos plus Naturalizer booties with close up in 4. I have wanted one of these sweaters and think it would fit my lifestyle and climate well. I am wearing a cotton tank under the sweater. Also shown are booties. I have wanted some this color and own belts and a bag that are close in color.
5-6: brown leather Classiques Entiere skirt. I did not move my brown leather skirt from past years as it was a bit too tight. This one is very comfortable but I'm wondering if I need it. It also seems right for the climate and could be dressed down. I am wearing it with brown suede boots that I own. It can also be seen in the next photos with the jacket. The skirt is a cordovan reddish brown called burgundy stem.
7-11: Tahari faux leather jacket. I have been wanting one this color or something similar and thought faux leather would be easier to clean on a light color. The sleeves are a bit long but probably could be shortened. Otherwise it is just big enough to layer underneath. The color is shown best in the last photo.
Please let me know what you think of these items. I could keep them all and SYC for awhile but would like your input as I don't trust my judgement. All are about 50% off the full price or more but I am willing to return and practice PPP.

I wore this ensemble with my black culottes a couple of weeks ago but this week tried it with black wool pants. Cardigan is grey. I tried to lighten the photo to show more detail. The pants look baggier than I thought they were in R/l. They are JCrew from thrifting and have been favorites for years. Maybe it is time to retire them? Or shorten them? Does the silk shirt look too voluminous for me? Suggestions welcomed.

I had to wait for the weather to cool down to try this ensemble. Instead of a plaid shirt as jacket, I decided to try a plaid jacket that I wear as a shirt. My bling pearls today are not white as I liked the colors in these with the outfit. Jeans are dark burgundy although they look black. Boots are black as it is even hard to find black to fit my calves. These are from 2014 NAS.
Does this version look ok? Suggestions and comments welcomed.