I'm doing skirts this week and decided I wanted to try some pattern mixing. So I paired my burgundy houndstooth pencil skirt with a grey floral blouse. But then by the time I added my grey croc tote and herringbone tights, it ended up being four patterns in one outfit! Five if you count the red and black stripes on my glasses. And six if you count the NY city map lining on my Kate Spade trench (although you can't see it). I guess I'm aiming for advanced pattern mixing! It was raining so the Aquatalia Vavoom shiny chianti zipper boots came out to play. I wore the leather jacket as a blazer. And I wore the trench on top of the leather jacket so it wouldn't get wet--my first time trying a coat over a jacket. The boots, skirt and specs are all burgundy and even the trip on the grey tote is burgundy. So is this way too much going on in one outfit or is it subtle enough to work since the colors are subdued? (I did wear it to work today).

H&M grey floral tie-neck blouse
Halogen burgundy houndstooth pencil skirt
Gap grey herringbone tights
Aquatalia Vavoom boots in chianti patent
Tahari black leather jacket
Kate Spade black ruffle trench
Kate Spade grey croc tote
White House Black Market hammered silver stretch bracelet