stripes & florals (rainbow sweater edition)

Farm Rio Rainbow Sweater

For Love & Lemons Shorts (sold out, similar here, love these Farm Rio Embroidered Denim Shorts)

Lack of Color Stardust Rancher

I love mixing prints.  I've been mixing prints since I started posting outfits on this blog back in 2013!  Stripes and florals are my go-to, but I also love mixing either print with polka dots, plaid, or even an animal print!  This pretty Farm Rio Rainbow Sweater definitely makes a statement on its own, but rather than pair it with plain denim cutoffs, I paired it with these pretty For Love & Lemons peony-printed shorts (originally paired with a solid orange sweater on the blog here).  Of course, I pulled the entire look together with my pink Lack of Color hat! 

 

This colorful striped sweater also pairs well with this Farm Rio Mix Print Midi Skirt, as seen on the Saks' site.

Happy shopping and happy mixing!

Mx

print mixing / stripes & florals

 {ZARA Tied Jute Platform Wedges;
Spell & The Gypsy Collective Lolita Romper;

Lack of Color The Spencer Boater;
Prada Minimal Baroque Sunglasses (also here)}

Happy hump day!  Today is my birthday and the day we finally move into our new house in Greenville, SC!!  We've been staying in a hotel for 10 days and are definitely at the point where we can't wait to move in!  In the meantime, we've been enjoying exploring our new city, especially trying out new restaurants (including a donut shop called The Donut Experiment).  We already have a couple of favourite spots, including Adams Bistro.  I packed a bunch of clothes/outfits, but have been basically living in a t-shirt and rotating 4 pairs of shorts.  I've also been living in my Adidas slides (which I paired with this romper before on the blog) since we've been doing a lot of walking.

But before we left Myrtle Beach, I had ordered these amazing ZARA Tied Jute Platform Wedges.  I normally do not find espadrilles comfortable but these are very comfortable.  I love the lace-up straps.  (Tip: I'm normally a 5.5/6 and the 5 fit perfectly.  The size 6 was too big.)  I first styled these wedge sandals with a denim on denim outfit, but then saw this Spell romper hanging and immediately changed my mind.  I love mixing prints.  Because both the floral romper and striped sandals are blue and white, I knew they would be the perfect match.  Keeping prints in the same colour family is the easiest way to mix prints.  Also, the subtle stripes do not compete with the bold floral print.  Stripes are also the safest print to mix with, IMO.

Happy print mixing!
Mx

#OOTD / palm print & stripes

Happy Friday!  This week has flown by.  I've been so exhausted this week since our company left after visiting for 4 days.  It also doesn't help that I've been binge-watching Mr. Robot until 2 am.  If you haven't seen it yet, you should really check it out.  It's Breaking Bad good and season 2 starts next month!  Rami Malek is ah-mazing.  I'm going to get my sister hooked since she arrives on Sunday and is staying with us for 6 weeks!  We'll be spending a lot of time at the beach.  So my outfit is inspired by that (I picture this outfit in the evening at the beach, followed by dinner), but it's also inspired by a few palm print outfits I've seen lately - have you seen this one from Atlantic-Pacific?  Incredible!  I've been inspired to pull out my palm print skirt I bought years ago.  I also have a palm print crop top similar to this one that I'll be styling on the blog soon.  I love the idea of mixing prints and pairing any bold print with stripes is the safest bet.  I wanted to add a pop of colour so I did it with sunglasses and kept the shoes neutral since they'd be competing with the pants.  But it's (almost) summer so now's the time to have fun with colours.  These Dolce & Gabbana palm print pants are amazing, but there are more affordable versions here and here. 

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mx

polkadots & florals

{dress: Talula; blazer: Joie (love this and this one); bracelet: J.Crew; sunglasses: Prada;  

sandals: Splendid (similar here and here)}

Recently I wore this exact same dress but in blue (see here) and I was talking about how I also had a black version of the blazer I wore and I was going to wear it with this dress.  But I also happened to pull this beautiful Joie blazer that I bought last year out of my closet to remind myself to wear it soon.  (When you have a ridiculous amount of clothes, you need to do this at times, or else the season will pass and before you know it it's winter and you'll be kicking yourself saying, 'Why didn't I wear that?!'  Which is why I wonder sometimes why I continue to buy clothes and then I remember... oh, right, I'm a shopaholic.)  I saw this blazer hanging up outside my closet door and thought why wouldn't I wear this blazer rather than go with the obvious black?  I love mixing prints and this dress is perfect for doing so because the polkadots are not 'in your face'.  Because the blazer has speckles of yellow in it, my yellow Coach bag, which is my go-to these days, tied the outfit nicely together.  (See here on Instagram.)

So now that I wore this blazer, I'm already trying to figure out other ways of wearing it because I thought, 'Why do I not wear this beautiful blazer more often?!'  Oh, right, because of the excess clothing thing.

polka dots & leopard print

{top: Maison Scotch (in-store, love this floral one); sweater: Urban Outfitters (sold out online);

jeans: GAP; hat: Club Monaco; sunglasses: Prada}

 

Just a quick post of the outfit I'm wearing today that I posted on Instagram.  Who What Wear is having a 30-Day Wardrobe Challenge and it reminded me the other day that I wanted to mix and match this polka dot top and leopard print sweater.  (I kind of lost track of the days, but I've definitely been taking some tips.  Check it out if you're having a hard time putting outfits together! #wwwstylechallenge)

florals, polka dots and bows, oh my!

{top: Madewell (also here); jeans, shoes (similar): GAP; blazer: Talula; handbag: RED Valentino;
bracelets: J.Crew (here and similar here); sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (old)}

I love mixing florals and stripes (love that this Madewell tee has that combination built in!), so I thought I would try florals and polka dots.  Planning my daughter's 1st birthday party, I've been feeling very girly so I piled on the pink - from this super comfortable blazer to my accessories - and even originally pairing this outfit with pink heels because I'm petite and wearing boyfriend jeans with flats can make me look even shorter.  But running errands in my ripe old age of 33, I can no longer do so in heels.  Oh, to be young again.