When your spouse is sick and you are singlehandedly making the church run with a toddler and you are preaching and you are LATE, you only get three outfit photos and you are HAPPY with them:
Do you like how I turned a last-minute snack for my kid into an autumnal-colored accessory?
And when you have recently face planted while running and skinned your knee (and your elbow and your wrist) pretty significantly and your household has run out of band aids so you can’t wear pants or leggings (plus you ruined your favorite pair of leggings in said face plant) but it’s too crisp to go completely bare legged, you put on knee socks and pretend you meant to wear this all along (skinned knee not pictured out of consideration for the faint of heart):
The print mixing, it is out of control:
Color block/striped dress: Gap, thrifted
Blazer: Haberdashery by Personal, thrifted
Belt: J. Crew, thrifted
Scarf: my mama’s Kohl’s shopping spree
Socks: Target
Ankle boots: Lucky Brand, gift from my sister
Seriously though I did buy these socks for just such a look, hoping to encourage myself to wear skirts through fall and thinking that, with the ankle boots, it would read sort of like a tall boot (of which I have yet to be convinced I need to buy a pair although I would be happly to thrift some). Don’t worry, these socks came in a two-pack with plain navy so I don’t have to be in a 5-billion-patterns mood to wear them.
What do y’all think of the knee sock/ankle boot look? Or the tuck-your-scarf-into-your-belt look? (Very handy for showing off your belt and keeping the fringe out of reach of handsy toddlers/your coffee mug.) Or the print party? Scroll down to comment!
Congratulations! Your “print mixing” works really well! I admire this look but have never been able to achieve it myself. Your combo is both subtle and sophisticated! Let your inner “fashionista” do her thing . . . (sorry about your fall!).
AND the tiny touch of the mandarin oranges in a complementary color to your outfit is PERFECT.
Thanks, Carol, for your kind words! And yes, I’ve been trying to channel that inner fashionista more lately…having a little more fun with things! I’d say the same back to you if you want to try it out again – just add one more print than you normally would and see what happens.