Gossip Girl, Vintage, and Pattern Mixing

Many things to tell you tonight to make up for all the days I've missed (sorry! must do well on math tests to get into Columbia!). First off, tonight was very special. My designer, Stuart Geller (hit him up for a "fabulous" room) and his husband Mark are friends with these people, Norman Buckley and Davyd Whaley. Norman is one of the directors of Gossip Girl, and Davyd is an amazing artist. They live in LA, so  since they were coming down to Florida (don't know why someone would come *here*- must be crazyyy), Stuart arranged a little get together. It was, as he would say, FABULOUSSS, and I learned a lot about the backstage stuff that I never would've known. But that's top secret, obvi.

Anywhoo, I thought I looked quite cute tonight. Which brings us to our next order of business...pattern mixing! I got my shirt and my sweater in this tiny consignment store in Colorado when we went over Ski Week, and my skirt from Anthropologie. Polka dots, more dots, and stripes. And black and navy together. No, I am not going mental. Look:

When you're  pattern mixing, pretty much anything goes. You just have to try things together until they go. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it looks like you got dressed with a blindfold on. If you're just starting the art of pattern mixing, a good place to go is J.Crew. They use a lot of different patterns and textures but the colors and underlying themes are mostly the same, so it is easy to put together a unique outfit that also looks fantastically smart.

So, quick post. Must go do a shitload of math problems now. Toodleloo loves!