Outfitted :: Mixing Prints

Happy Monday lovers! Wow, this weekend was killer. I had all these plans of being a social butterfly when in actuality I spent the majority, if not all, my time doing school work, but I suppose that's what I get for procrastinating throughout the week. I really need to work on my time management skills.

Despite being inside sucked into the black hole that is grad school homework, I still managed to put this little number together, even though I didn't go anywhere until it was time for my 8pm work meeting...on a Sunday...on Oscar's night (yup, I was super thrilled).

This outfit is a crazy mash-up of prints, even when I thought of it in my mind I wasn't sure it would work in real-life. A graphic print cardigan, floral blouse, and leopard print booties would seem like a bit much (even my mind was like 'woah Ashlei, let's pump the breaks'), but it managed to come together and I have to admit, this is probably one of my favorite outfits so far.

Akira graphic cardigan (remixed here) / Pleione floral blouse (dreaming of this 3.1 Phillip Lim blouse) / H&M skirt / Old Navy leopard booties (remixed here and here) / Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Baby Aidan / Elizabeth & James 'Eldridge' sunglasses

Purses hanging on the door include a vintage Coach and Michael Kors 'Sloane'.

Style Tip: If you're mixing more than 2 prints make sure they all have at least one matching color. As you can see here, the cardigan, blouse, and booties all have the color black which, in a weird way, helps them match one another. So whether you're wearing stripes, leopard, and polka dots or florals, plaids, and checks (I know it sounds like a lot, but it can work!), just be sure they have at least one similar color.

It's also important to keep all other accessories to a minimum, throwing on statement jewelry will take away from your statement print-mixing and can look too busy.

What are your thoughts? Is this too loud for your tastes? Let me know! :)

Thanks for reading!