outfit post: Flora + Fauna

Strength is Happiness. 

-Daisaku Ikeda

Flora and Fauna: An animal print sweater prowls the urban jungle with a floral blouse.

Hello Friends. Our Fall has been a strange one, but a very nice late summer. I'm trying my best to use any excuse to throw on a sweater, especially this animal print chunky knit cardigan- a score from Goodwill. It's a Ralph Lauren label, a thick hand-knit sweater and very comfy.

Pattern mixing made easy: Keep your color palette simple and repetitive. (Photos: Bella Q)

One way to make prints mix is to give the patterns a sense of rhythm. In this case the floral and the leopard print are pulled together with the bottom half of the outfit: black tights which echo the black of the blouse, and the tan sandals that share a similar hue to the tan in the sweater.  It's best not to get too matchy-match but to loosely combine your prints. Have fun!

Now Wearing: 

• floral sun glasses, Target
• Ralph Lauren hand-knit leopard print sweater, thrifted
• floral blouse with "pussy bow," thrifted
• ethnic tapestry bag, Krazy Mary's
• "mom jeans" shorts
• over-the-knee socks
• tan clog sandals, Target