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| Black Boyfriend Blazer 7 for All Mankind | Star Print Button Down Diane von Furstenberg | Striped Skirt Chicwish | Pave Multi Chain Bracelet Forever 21 | Blue Hangisi Heels Manolo Blahnik (here) | Black Upper Cedar Street Elissa Bag Kate Spade (similar here) | |
I feel like I’ve been stepping up my print mixing game lately. I love wearing florals, but feel I’ve only recently started investing in striped tops, dresses, and skirts. I picked up this striped skirt from Chicwish last year and unfortunately it is sold out, but I’ve linked a similar one below. I thought I had ordered a navy/white color, but it looks black and white to me. When it comes to mixing prints, I’ve learned you need a color or two from one print to tie in with the other, like how the black and white colors in my DVF button work with the back and white stripes.
The blue star print DVF button down is one I found during a GILT warehouse sale in San Francisco before the holidays. I won tickets for myself and a friend and had no idea what to expect with the shopping trip. I scored this top for a steal, but I am haunted by this black and white Oscar de la Renta dress I stumbled upon and did not purchase.
These blue Manolo Blahnik pumps might not have made an appearance on the blog before, but I tend to only pull these out for special occasions. I bought them as a graduation present to myself. I am trying to break my habit of only wearing certain pieces for special occasions, so I opted to wear them to work. This is a pretty old outfit post, and I remember I had lunch with a coworker at a Thai restaurant, but I cannot recall if I wore these for the walk to the restaurant or if I changed into some flats. I am sure I would have been worried about getting stuck in a grate while wearing these, so I probably did wear flats.
I am sure I am not the only one that saves wearing certain items for special occasions. I’d love to hear what item you keep in storage until the right moment strikes!
As an update on the wedding planning: the venue hunt continues! My fiance and I plan to attend a wedding expo later this month, so I hope that helps us narrow things down.
Brandy