I love mixing color, patterns, and textures, after all, life is too short to wear boring clothes. Mixing things up punches up your daily wardrobe and, at least for me, makes me smile every time I look down or catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror.
Plus, all the girls at the university where I work tell me I look super cute.
#notanoldlady
#yet
If you are nervous about mixing patterns– (and I was too at first. I blame this on a childhood friend’s mother who told 9 year old me my plaid shorts and stripped shirt “didn’t work”. I should have snapped my fingers and told her “Well Mom jeans don’t work either, but I’m not telling you to go change.”)
Anyway, she was wrong, pattern mixing is where its at!
So, if you’re nervous, start out simple. Keep it in the same color family like I did. Navy and white polka-dot pants, and a blue, red, and white mini-checked shirt (which I have had since I was a sophomore in high school. That’s right, 14 years later I am still rocking it). I topped it off with a burnt red sweater and my teal soled Oxfords to give it a #polished #collegiate look.
Also, I love it when my shoes shoes just a peek of my tattoo.
Criggerpalooza! 
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