I made my weekly visit to Sam's Club for samples this weekend in a seemingly normal outfit. Or, at least I thought so. While perusing the samples, I met an interesting Sample Distributor (is that what their job title is?). He was an older man, probably in his mid sixties, with gray hair, an apron, and a cap on. I stalled by his sample booth, waiting my turn to taste some Panera soup and as he handed me my styrofoam cup he jumped a little and said....
"Whoa. Now that is an.....interesting.... outfit. I mean look at it.. You've got nautical on top...and a spring tablecloth on bottom."
My second thought was: Crap, do stripes and tablecloths not go together?
Shirt: Costco Skirt: Shade Shoes: Target
42 comments:
no i think it totally works! i love it!
mixing patterns can work as long as you stay in the same color scheme which you definitely did here.
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Haha an old man knew what nautical was?? I love mixing stripes and florals, and that skirt is NOT tablecloth-y (it's a word, just go with it) at all! I think you look fab!
I love it. I think it really works. I really like the top. Its very pretty.
Hope you had a nice weekend.
i think it looks great together!
Hahaha, what does he know?!? It looks fabulous! And seriously, that just cracks me up that he said "nautical". My husband would have simply said stripes. =)
Ha. What a funny man. That's cute. I think it works.
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For the record, you are hilarious. Seriously, best bloggers ever, right here.
It looks great together, and you rock it!
i definitely think it works -- i love pairing stripes with floral! and seriously, i love that he used nautical instead of stripes... what a cute old man!!
That's hysterical. Personally, I think stripes and florals is one of the most commonly used pattern mixes. I love it and think you look great!
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE this skirt and top together! The only thing I'm not in love with are the shoes with them. But you look hot.
No way, I love it! Print-mixing is great!
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that's so rude. Well he's an old man, he probably can't see so well. You look great! Maybe he just need to wear or change his glasses...
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Monica, this outfit is fantastic! I seriously am in love with it! The stripes and floral work perfectly together. You look awesome!
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That is hilarious! I think you look fantastic!
Love this outfit! I think it goes great! Lol that is VERY shocking that he new to say nautical, maybe guys know more about what we wear then we thought.... or maybe not =)
it works. seriously adorable!
i love this outfit! i think it's a great example of mixing patterns. i also bought those target shoes and have worn them nearly every day since. so comfortable!
If you like it, go for it.
People think you have to be all matchy-matchy to have an outfit (I was one of those).
And what you call houndstooth I know as pied de poule (chicken legs). That's how they call it in France, and if it's fashion-related and French, it HAS to be true! Hahaha!
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Stripes and floral are where it's at girl! LOve it! :)
This is such a great story! I love the outfit! I'm a big fan of mixing different patterns and textures together... it just makes life more fun!
I love this look! I think stripes with florals are great! Just think about this: that guy just gave you a piece of advice to remix this top..haha
haha "stripes and tablecloth"...I die. I think it looks good.
first, this. and i'd like to state for the record that i thought the look worked before i read the article.
second, after a work event last week i met a man who said "ah yes, i think i saw you last night. you were wearing a, um, interesting skirt." (it was just a bubble skirt and he was like 70, but i was a little caught off guard.)
hahahaha! if it can surprise an old person, that is the mark of a good outfit in my book! I love this pairing! keep it up I say!
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girl, do not let that man tell you what's up! you look adorable :)
I heart Sam's!!
This combo is fantastic!
I think it looks great! He just must have been amazed at your fashion sense.
i love the patterns together!
This skirt is gorgeous. That Costco shirt is awesome. I love Costco. They sell the best chocolate covered raisins. Well this got off topic very quickly.
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Psh! He probably only knows what nauticaleans because he probably worked out at sea once or something. This totally works! I love it!
haha i love that the old man was fashion savvy enough to identify nautical but not enough to acceot mixed prints.
lovve it, totally reminds me of elaine from clothed much...maybe b/c she has this same skirt too! :)
You used the two pieces wonderfully together. These recent seasons nautical stripes can be used almost as a neutral. Well done and you look beautiful!
thats hilarious! funny old man!! i think you put great outfits together. this looks perfect, great job!
I think it looks great!! A few years ago I would have thought, no way! But after reading blogs for a few months.. I love that it's different!
Cute!
I think it works :) I think if you paired your nauticals together, you'd look too much like you should be in a Chaps ad or something :)
Maybe the Sample Distributor was flirting? he he.
it totally works! i had a similar outfit a few weeks ago on my wiww post...the outfit is super cute!
I LOVE love love this outfit! This has to be my favorite one of the day. So my answer would be, "no he's wrong".
And we love trips to Sam's. I always indulge and get pizza and a giant Dr Pepper. It's just so cheap, I can't resist!! I wish we had a Costco close by, but Sam's will just have to do for now :)
That's a hilarious story. And even though I wouldn't take fashion advice from a 60 year-old Costco sample distributor (I'll go with that term too), he would have me doubting myself too! I like the pairing though, patterns together always gets me excited! Probably because I'm too scared to do it myself.
I don't know what that old man was thinking because I think this outfit is GREAT! All hail the brave pattern mixer!
Great style!! Gorgeous!
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