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Friday, April 29, 2011

I Am A Prepster!!!

I am a self admitted Prepster!! Yes, you heard right I must admit it, I love a preppy look. It really should not be a surprise since my favorite patterns are checks and stripes .

When I was younger there was no problem carrying off this look. As I have matured it has become a bit more difficult to not look too cutesy.

During my Spring purge I went through my existing Spring wardrobe and made a little list of some pieces I would like to add to my wardrobe to punch it up a little.

The one item I was dying to find was a gingham shirt. I looked and looked on line and found a few but finally decided on the Perfect shirt in navy by  J.Crew . Here it is shown in red……

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I can't show you an outfit without a room to go with it!! After all, this is a design blog!!





Slipcovered chairs Nancy Boszhardt via The Enchanted Home blog.






Shall we look at my navy gingham shirt and some fun ways to wear it?.......


This large bauble necklace makes this outfit and I love how it looks with the navy gingham. I like that the purple does not match the navy. I would wear this look with my white jeans and tie the belt just like this. I would finish it off with cobalt blue patent flats.








This simple shirtwaist dress would be so nice and cool for the summer. I would add a bright yellow belt tied like in the previous image. Cute black sandals and a large bright red bangle would finish it off.









Even though gingham is usually considered a casual look I love the idea of glamming it up with pearls and rhinestones!!





Fun and easy shopping outfit. I might spice it up a little with pearls and rhinestones as pictured in the above image!!





How do you all feel about gingham? Are you a Prepster and do you still yearn for a good gingham check like I do?!


"Enjoy the Process" Of:

Dressing in patterns that you love!!!


Kathysue