Guest Post: Sincerely Jenna Marie

Olive sweater c/o [exact, solid option]  //  Striped curve hem tee last season Gap [option, option]  //  Destructed raw hem jeans [exact, budget option]  //  Leopard calf hair d'orsay flats last season Madewell [similar]  //  Reversible faux leather tote [exact]  //  Kendra Scott Rayne necklace [exact]  //  Mac Half 'n Half lipstick [exact]  

  Hello Ladies!  My name's Jenna, and I blog over at Sincerely Jenna Marie about my everyday outfits and activities.  I'm so excited to be covering for Lee while she gets her vacation on in Toronto and Aruba- just a little jelly ;)

What

I figured this outfit was a perfect 'introduction' look, since it incorporates all my favorite things (well except my little dog Sherlock and froyo): stripes, olive, leopard, Kendra Scott, and denim.  You'll pretty much find me wearing at least one of these things everyday, but I've decided they're best all mashed together.  I especially love the mix of stripes- mixing the same pattern in two different scales is my preferred method of print mixing.  It feels a little more modern, but it's still a playful approach to layers.  

Where

I wore this outfit to a ladies' plant night that I coordinated with some coworkers.  I brought plenty of appetizers and drinks, and we got our succulent and cactus planting on with the fabulous Laura of Lokey Designs.  It was so much fun and I'm quite excited my cactus is still thriving, despite my black thumb.  If you follow along on snapchat (roberts_jenna) I share updates on Herbert regularly.  Yes, my cactus is named Herbert :)  

Outfit Details

Olive sweater c/o [exact, solid option] Striped curve hem tee last season Gap [option, option] Destructed raw hem jeans [exact, budget option] Leopard calf hair d'orsay flats last season Madewell [similar] Reversible faux leather tote [exact] Kendra Scott Rayne necklace [exact] Mac Half 'n Half lipstick [exact]

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Making Jenna Lyons Proud

Blazer // Similar Skirts: (1), (2) // Similar Tops: (1), (2), // Heels (my favorite work heels! For my full review of work day heels see here) 

Jenna Lyons is probably my biggest fashion idol. She is the president & creative director for J Crew, and a major risk-taker in the world of fashion. When I bought this JCrew flamingo blazer, I knew I wanted to be really bold with my style choices and 'make Jenna proud'. 

I decided to do some print mixing and wear the pink blazer with both leopard print and stripes for a bold work outfit. If you are shy about print mixing, don't be! If you missed my tips on print mixing, check them out here. Leopard & stripes are a classic print mix combo, and adding in any bright color with them (like hot pink) works perfectly. 

I also plan on styling this pink blazer in a more subdued work outfit later in the fall, so be sure to stay tuned on the blog for that!  

linking up with: casual friday // FFF // WW // friday favorites // spotlight (stripes)

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Wednesday Wants - Print Mixing

Striped Faux Layered Top // Plaid Pencil Skirt // Polka Dot Bow Blouse // Striped Turtleneck // Tweed Colored Stripe Pencil Skirt

 

Striped Bow Top // White Polka Dot Pants // Grey Polka Dot Ankle Pants // Leopard Boatneck Sweater // Striped Pencil Skirt 

My favorite part of fall fashion is the print mixing. Stripes, plaid, polka dots, & leopard are probably the 4 biggest prints of fall - and they work great when mixed together!

The key to print mixing is balancing the sizes - ie. if one print is very small, the other should be large. So, tiny polka dots work well with thick stripes, while big polka dots work better with thin stripes.

Liven up your work wear this fall, by doing some print mixing! If you are print-mixing-shy (yes, we're labelling that a term haha) stick with one printed item worn with a basic, and add your second print in via your shoes! The 8 pairs below (2 of each of the top 4 prints for fall) are a great way to ease your way in to print mixing your outfits.

Leopard Print Kitten Heels // Leopard Pumps // Polka Dot Pumps // Polka Dot Loafer // Red Plaid Pumps // Green Plaid Pumps with Jewel // B&W Striped Pumps // Textured Striped Pumps

In other news, if you follow my instagram, you may have seen my story about doing a Facebook live Q&A! I have been getting a lot of reader questions via instagram DMs (and a few good old fashioned emails) so I am going to round some up for a Q&A! 

If you have any questions you'd like to ask me (fashion, beauty, about me) send me an instagram message or leave it as a comment below! I'll try to do the Q&A video this weekend!

linking up with: trendy wednesday// #TFF // #WIWT 

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Plaid & Deloom Giveaway

Similar Turtleneck // Skirt // Necklace c/o // Heels // Handbag // Nail Polish

*photography by JayJay Photography*

I have been wearing this skirt a lot lately (see this post). Pairing it with a turtleneck and statement necklace made for a fun work look that was comfortable all day long.This turtleneck is actually a body suit. They are the best thing to wear with pencil skirts - smooth lines and no uncomfortable bunching! I highly recommend body suits.

Today is Day 7 of 12 Days of Giveaways and today we are giving away such a great prize - the below hat & scarf set from Deloom, AND a $50 gift card to Deloom!

I only recently discovered Deloom and I love their store! They have the "Holiday items" category ON. LOCK. Perfect sequin items for your holiday outfits and tons of cozy items that make perfect Christmas gifts! You can see my favourites below. But first, today's featured blogger is Carrie from Curly Crafty Mom. I love all the creative projects she comes up with!

My Favorite things from Deloom:

Scarf & Beanie Gift Set // Lace Trim Knee High Socks // Plaid Scarf & Beanie Gift Set // Sequin Dress // Sequin Skirt

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Linking up with: creative mondays // let it shine // beauty by miss l // #howifall // shoe & tell // hello monday // lovely little a la mode // mix it mondays // sophisticated style // on trend tuesdays // garay treasures // tuesday fashion party // jersey girl texan heart // throwback thursday // spotlight of the week

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All About That Pattern

 Shirt: Joe Fresh. Similar: here and here 
Pants: Old. Similar: here and here
Sunglasses: Aldo
Heels: Wenseny Also similar: here
Purse: Call it Spring

I have been rocking a LOT of midi skirts lately so i figured I would break way from that look and go for something more edgy - a black and white print mixed outfit. The key to print/pattern mixing is (1) to use totally different patterns in the same colour family (as I did here) or (2) to go with different colours but of a similar pattern (ex. a pink and blue polka dot top with a black and blue polka dot skirt).

Thank you all (as always!) for reading! Be sure to follow me on Instagram or

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