Pattern Mixing – My Version

Last Wednesday I read a post about mixing patterns. Jo-lynne Shane did a post on wearing stripes and leopard print. She opted for a black & white striped top, black skinny jeans, and leopard print shoes. Of course she looked super cute, as always. But, what caught my attention was, she said, “You may even have most of these items in your closet”. So, I decided to shop my closet, and do my own version.I have a black & white striped top, but I thought it would be fun to wear the striped pants. They kind of remind me of the wicked witch’s legs that were under the house in the Wizard of Oz. My husband said he couldn’t see straight after looking at them. lol  A cute pair of black flats from Fergalicious were added, and a black purse called The Sak.The scarf is actually a snow leopard print, instead of the classic brown and black leopard print. I bought the scarf at Target for 14.99. I like the oblong style, you can always tie a knot at the ends to make it an infinity scarf if you like. My jacket is a suede Dennis Basso from the QVC overstock store, and I bought it for 25.00. Here is a similar one from QVC. The shoes were then changed to my Isaac Mizrahi booties, again from the QVC outlet store for 25.00.
Of course I wasn’t satisfied with the shoe change, so I tried one more pair. The Marc Fisher black booties, again from the outlet store, brought another look to the outfit. These kind of look like the boots the witch had on, with the pointy toe and all. I’m not sure that was the look I was going after.The white cable knit sweater is so old, it is probably 20 years old. Some items just never go out of style. My accessories were black & white silver drop earrings from Cato, and a silver boyfriend watch that was a gift from my best friend.I added a jingle bell vintage bracelet, which drove my husband crazy. I ended up taking that off before the end of the day. My ring is also vintage, and is made from brass. The cool thing about the ring is that the band is open in the back, so you can adjust the size by squeezing it together or pulling it apart.My son was making fun of me, calling me too cool, so I threw on the sunglasses to ham it up with him. I thought you might get a kick out of seeing the pictures. I am not the best at the fishy face pout, oh well.So, what’s in your closet?

I’m linking up with Jolynne Shane today on Fashion Friday, A. Liz Adventures, Birdie Shoots, Chic on a Shoestring, Diary of a Real Housewife, Forage Fashion, Momfessionals, Mummy’s Got Style, and Fashion Should Be Fun for Fun Fashion Friday. Please stop in an check out all the great blogs who will be joining us.