Dries Van Noten Fall 2013

 Always an absolute favorite, Dries Van Noten, once again blew me away! I can never tire of their signature print and proportion play. The little hints of embellishments showcased this season, with the feathers, embellished necklines, and embroidered details were the perfect touch to what I already consider perfection. Now who wants to buy their Spring 2012 and Fall 2013 line??? 

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Bird

Every chance I get to wear this skirt, I take it. The bright colors, and print, are quintessentially warm weather, so when we saw a bit of a heat wave this week, I broke it out!

I hope everyone's week has been great so far!

Sweater: Stitch Fix. Skirt: H&M. Shoes: Madewell. Bag: Anthropologie. Necklace: Banana Republic.

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Mixology

Treating your stripes like a neutral is probably the easiest way to go about mixing prints. It's a combo I look to time and time again, when silhouettes are simple, and classic. If I was wearing this combo, blazer, shirt, and pencil skirt, in all neutrals, it would have been far too neutral and dated. Gotta keep things fun!

Blazer: Anthropologie. Shirt: Banana Republic. Skirt: Anthropologie. Shoes: Sam Edleman. Bag: Anthropologie.

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Clashing

After seeing a few people mix leopard and floral prints together, and falling in love with the look, I wanted to try my hand at it. I've concluded that it definitely takes a lot of confidence, and guts to pull it off, but it's something I definitely would do again. Both prints are loud, but neutralizing it with a black jacket and nude heels helped pull the look together. What do you all think?

Jacket: Michael Kors. Blouse: Unknown via Marshall's. Trousers: H&M. Shoes: Zara. Clutch: Jacobs by Marc Jacobs.

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Clash, clash

I hope your weekend was nice and relaxing! I'm back in San Francisco, and exhausted. Today was intense since I literally had to fly home, unpack, and go to work. Phew- glad it's over. I didn't get as many outfit pics as I wanted to/would have liked to/could have, while I was in LA, so here is the last documented outfit I wore. It's pretty busy, and there's definitely pattern play here, but I liked the two together. The floral skirt is on trend for Spring 2012, and I thought the plaid shirt would be fun to pair it with. To keep things from getting too mixed up, a thick black belt helped separate the two patterns. Have a happy Monday!

Blouse: Gap. Skirt: Anthropologie. Shoes: Rachel Comey. Sunglasses: Ray Ban. Necklace: World Market. Belt: Vintage. Bag: Anthropologie.

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Ditzy

Happy Sunday readers! I hope everyone is getting to enjoy a long weekend.

An easy way to update your casual jeans&tshirt Sunday outfit is to incorporate colors and patterns. It keeps things interesting, and even if you put no thought into the outfit, you're fooling everyone who takes a look at you. For me this idea became even easier when I found these jeans in a bright burnt red color with a ditzy floral pattern on them. How can you not love them? For the less brave souls, there is a khaki version of these as well, which I may have to go buy myself.

T-shirt: Gap. Jeans&Belt: Forever 21. Scarf & Bag: H&M. Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell. Sunglasses: Vintage.

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Rosy

Here is a quick look at what I am wearing today. I know, they weren't taken in the most interesting location, but I had no photographer today so I had to make do...

Anyway, onto my outfit. Last night while online window shopping I was looking at a pair of gray wool shorts paired with gray tights, and I thought to myself "Hey, I have those. I can do that!" So here it is, gray shorts with gray tights, but I decided to swap out a plain pair of gray tights for a pair of rose patterned ones to spice things up. To add further interest to the outfit I put on a bright sweater and a patterned scarf.

Jacket: Marshalls. Sweater: H&M. Short: Gap. Tights: Anthropologie. Booties: Banana Republic. Scarf: World Market. Belt: Vintage. Bag: Schuler & Sons.

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Ethnic Florals

Today I felt like wearing something super breezy and lightweight to fight the heat. I also wanted to wear my new flea market finds. This outfit came to mind. The top is as breezy as the skirt is airy. I also saw an opportunity to experiment with more prints, and I think this combo looks great. The floral water color print seemed neutral enough to handle the bold ethnic print of the top without clashing or losing it's presence. Then I topped it off with my new finds :)

Top and Skirt: Anthropologie. Necklace and Sunglasses: Vintage. Bag: Lucky Penny. Shoes: Steve Madden. Silver Cuff: Gifted.

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Pattern Play

When I'm stumped on how to dress due to the fickle weather in San Francisco, a maxi skirt or dress is the way to go. It's enough coverage to keep you warm, but still breezy if it ends up being warmer than expected. Yesterday I left the foggy climate of the Richmond district for the sunshine and heat of Union Square and was perfectly comfortable for the transition in this outfit!

I also liked how the stripes of the skirt compliment the fan pattern on the blouse. They do not clash at all- instead they hold their own and blend beautifully...In my opinion that is...

Blazer: Thrifted. Blouse: Anthropologie. Beaded flower necklace: Anthropologie. Maxi Skirt: Forever21. Green beaded cuff: World Market. Shoes: Miss Albright (Anthropologie)

LOVE these peep-toes! Super comfy and

super cute!

I also treated myself to something new while downtown yesterday...

These guys were on sale ($39) at Zara so I had to snatch them up.

Also, a fellow blogger featured my Sunny Saturday post this morning. Check it out here! The Anthropologie Connoisseur has a great eye for styling so I recommend taking the time to look through her posts.

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