Flowing and Flourishing

Throwback Thursday: A Very Vera Peplum

This throwback may be one of the last of its kind.  I'm coming to the end of the bank of pictures that I have of outfits I styled for myself over the past few years.  I may however have a few more posts of

Style Fears: Color Mixing

You can't wear brown with black.
You can't wear blue with black.
And you certainly can't wear another color paired with a print.

lies.

Sure, you can build a fool proof simple outfit by choosing one unique piece and building the rest together with neutrals.  As long as it fits well and the silhouettes work together, you've styled yourself a safe, cleanly styled outfit.  But I'm not one for only abiding by this approach.  Mix it up!  Make mistakes!  I like to test the bounds and find unique pieces that play off of each other well to make a complex, interesting outfit.  For the purposes of this post, I'll highlight a few different ways

Picture me in Polka Dots

Preppy and Printed

Bike Skirt Tailoring DIY

Sometimes when I'm shopping I'll find a piece that I'm completely in love with that's just slightly off somehow.  I found this skirt recently and was immediately over the moon about the bicycle print chambray, but when I tried it on, the silhouette looked strange on me.

I stood in the dressing room, conflicted.  There were so many things I loved about it: the rustic buttons, the print, the fabric.  If only it had a slightly different cut.  Its interesting the way shopping works. 

Floral Contemplations

Throwback Thursday: Feathers and Lace