Pistachio peplum top

The great thing about running this blog is the daily challenge to put clothes together to create great outfits, sometimes which even I've never seen. This is one of these. The peplum top has hung in my wardrobe for the past 2 years begging to be paired up with something, but what? I love this bright pistachio green and also love a peplum top as it's such a cute shape. But it's not an easy item to find the partner to. I thought a pencil skirt would be good and probably would be (maybe next time) but today was going to be a day for moving lots of art and hanging paintings too, so I needed something practical too.
The culottes are a fairly recent purchase and I've worn them on my Sunday shift at work when I tend to be a tad more casual. They are really comfortable, cool on hot days and I hate to admit it, but they have a fully elasticated waist. Maybe it's ok to do an elastic waist as long as the material isn't (taking a real retro step back) crimpelene? 

Culottes : H&M. Peplum top : H&M. Vest top : Primark. Sandals : TK Maxx. Necklace : Leju. Lemon stone dress ring : Martin James. Brown stone dress ring : East.