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Dress: Flirt chiffon (from Figure 8 Fashion, Ipswich)
Wedges: Novo suede & rattan
Bag: Gift (from Louise) leather
Scarf: Gift (from Louise) chiffon
Scarf Pendant: Cute2Boot silver
Bangle: Oxfam upcycled paper strips
Hinged Bangle: Oxfam silver
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Running around town in a vivid trapeze-style dress with a print I can only describe as anaconda-on-acid... And just in case you hadn't gone completely cross-eyed yet from looking at that pattern for too long, I've gone & added another in the form of a teal, yellow & bronze chiffon scarf covered in tiny clock faces on gold chains.
The trick to clashing prints for an eclectic look is to make sure that at least one of the colours match - in this case, the teal - although this isn't really a hard & fast rule as there are other considerations including print scale & theme, both of which I have clearly disregarded here... Well, I suppose it really depends on your "eye" for colour & whether it feels as though it "works" visually.
Morphing the scarf from "accessory" to "piece of jewellery" was as simple as taking a silver filigree flower pendant from my pink silk/cotton scarf & sliding it onto this one, the size of the circular pendant matching that of the clock faces inherent in the scarf's print. To complement, a thin silver hinged bangle from Oxfam - bought for my High School Formal all those years ago - & a thick handmade upcycled paper-strip bangle (also from Oxfam) were added.
With regards to finishing the look, the yellow bag with black piping that Louise gave me for Christmas was again trotted out, chosen to match the yellow flecks in the scarf & the whole look was anchored by a pair of unbelievably comfortable black suede peep-toe wedges with ankle straps & neutral rattan heels.
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