Mixing Prints Rd. Two

A couple of weeks back I received some of the greatest news any working girl could ever ask for: I was getting a raise. But it gets better; not only was I getting a raise, but I was overdue for one, so retro-pay was coming my way!

On that news, I did what any good fashion loving lady would do - I went shopping! Who doesn't love spending money you don't yet have. The next couple of posts will feature some of my newest pieces.

I wore this outfit at the beginning of a very busy week, one that included a visit to Emilia Torabi's showroom with the lovely Twenty York Street, an IABC Ottawa event and finished off with Ottawa Fashion Week SS12 (I was so enthralled by the clothes walking the runway - especially the David McCaffery show which actually gave me goosebumps - that I took no useable photos, but if you check out Lot 65, Marcia B Creative, Twenty York Street, Sincerely Sabrina, The Taste of Fashion, or Moose Photography you can get caught up on all the sartorial action).

To start off my busy week, I thought I would do so with a bang, and mix some prints. This was my second attempt at mixing prints petite-style (my first attempt can be seen here). I was much more adventurous this time around pairing a bolder paisley print on top with a more subtle print in the pants.

There's something about this outfit that made me feel very polished, but not.

And, I loved it!

In all honesty, I bought this shirt on a whim. I was drawn to the patterned but didn't pick it up right away; instead, I circled around it four or five times before I actually added it to my pile. Even as I put it on that morning I wasn't sold on it, but after strutting down Metcalfe, I realized it brought the perfect amount of punch to an otherwise dreary day.

Top - Jacob; Pants - Off The Wall - Shoes - Aldo

And, I loved it!