10 July 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
- Brown ruffle top – J.Crew
- Embroidered skirt – Talbots, borrowed from mom
- Pink cami – BR, remixed
- Black wedges – Connie, thrifted, remixed
- Purse – Garage sale, remixed
- Coral earrings – gift from dad
Endnotes:
After yesterday’s more clean-cut preppy look, I needed a good dose of floral and whimsy in my outfit today. So I borrowed this beautifully embroidered skirt from my mom and build an outfit around it.
To allow the skirt to shine as the centerpiece, I completed the look with a variety of neutrals. Now I’m well aware that many a fashion critic will argue that black and brown do not belong together, but I beg to differ. I subscribe to the Stacy and Clinton school of thought, which states that neutrals are neutrals because they go with everything, including each other. Thus, I have no problem with wearing a brown top and brown purse with black shoes.
What about you? How closely do you follow that old adage of not mixing black and brown? S.
