New Year's Bow Tie

stacking some rings

shirt/belt-Jcrew(similar here and here), jeans-Asos, bow tie-American Apparel, rings/bracelet-JewelMint, shoes--???(good question)

For New Year's Day the husband and I went to our "grown-up" friends' open house.  It was beautiful out and I decided to bust out the bow tie for our trip to the suburbs.  This is a fairly simple look, its just a shirt and jeans.  But what makes this an outfit (not just clothes) are the details--the belt, bracelet, shoes and bow tie pump it up. 

Don't be afraid to mix up your patterns.  Here I'm in a plaid shirt, but I'm also rocking leopard print flats.  The distance of these prints (and by distance I mean my legs) allows them to exist in the same outfit.  As to the origin of these shoes...I've had them forever and I can't actually recall where I picked them up...maybe Target...maybe DSW.  Regardless they are super cute with the quilted leather toes and have been apart of many an outfit.