Preppy in Bow Tie and Wool Shorts

I have been seeing ALOT of pastels in fashion blogging world lately. Don’t get it twisted, I have nothing against pastels—but your girl just loves bold colors too much. Every time I try to minimize my outfit color pallette, I find myself reaching for that bright yellow pump or fiery red lipstick. So to take the anti-minimalist approach a step further, I am mixing multiple prints along with vibrant mustard yellow. I think it’s just the right amount of obnoxious :)

Outfit Combo: topnote cardigan from Madewell, plaid short sleeve button-Up shirt from American Apparel, polkadot bow tie from H&M (find similar here and here), cuffed wool herringbone shorts from Old Navy (find similar here and here), ‘Misha’ convertible backpack from Botkier, Prop pump from Jeffrey Campbell (find similar here and here).

Special thanks to Zul Photography (a.k.a. my dad) for taking the photos ^_^