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mixed prints, olive skinny pants, suede smoking flats, bucket bag, Indianapolis style blog

mixed prints, olive skinny pants, suede smoking flats, bucket bag, Indianapolis style blog

mixed prints, olive skinny pants, suede smoking flats, bucket bag, Indianapolis style blog

mixed prints, olive skinny pants, suede smoking flats, bucket bag, Indianapolis style blog

mixed prints, olive skinny pants, suede smoking flats, bucket bag, Indianapolis style blog

mixed prints, olive skinny pants, suede smoking flats, bucket bag, Indianapolis style blog

mixed prints, olive skinny pants, suede smoking flats, bucket bag, Indianapolis style blog

Nope, that post title is not just the result of my cat walking across the keyboard. That’s a very advanced mathematical theorem, black and white squared. (It took me two tries to spell both “mathematical” and “theorem” just now, which gives you an idea of my level of genius.) I love mixing prints and textures, and the easiest way to do it is with two different black & white patterns. I have so many of these neutral pieces in my closet that I can just keep mixing and matching them in different combinations forever! Well maybe not forever, but calculating the number of options would involve doing more math, and I need to go work on my spelling.

Shirt // similar Jacket // Pants (on sale) // similar Shoes (on sale) // similar Bag // similar Earrings // Ring

New Dress, New Camera!

red lace dress, Rebecca Minkoff leopard bag, olive ankle booties, suede jacket

red lace dress, Rebecca Minkoff leopard bag, olive ankle booties, suede jacket

red lace dress, Rebecca Minkoff leopard bag, olive ankle booties, suede jacket

red lace dress, Rebecca Minkoff leopard bag, olive ankle booties, suede jacket

red lace dress, Rebecca Minkoff leopard bag, olive ankle booties, suede jacket

red lace dress, Rebecca Minkoff leopard bag, olive ankle booties, suede jacket

I finally bought a DSLR camera a couple months ago, and it took me a few more weeks to buy a nice lens for it, then another couple weeks to wait for the right combination of time, weather, and daylight to start playing around with it. So here you go – the first official outfit photos with the fancy new camera! I should name it or something. I’ll call it Cam. Cam the camera. Yep, that just happened.

Luckily I’m little faster on the uptake with new clothes. I ordered this dress a week or two ago and waited for the first possible moment that it wasn’t offensively, aggressively cold. That day just happened to coincide with the first day we took Cam out for a spin and I think they really got along. What do you think? Not bad for a first try, huh? If anyone knows any good online resources for learning to use a DSLR, please share in the comments!

Dress (30% off w/ code LOVE) // Jacket (on sale) // Boots (on sale) // Ring* // similar Bag (mini version – on sale!)

*Ring purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.