Mad Dandy

I had half an hour spare this afternoon. Let's see what we can throw in the bag today and what comes out.

Let's start with a yellow stripy breton top and a pair of black jeans. 

And a pair of leopard print shoes.

So far so good and kind of clean and classic .....

Let's add a floral Liberty Varuna wool scarf.

Let's lose the floral Liberty scarf - it's so big, I can't tie it. Lets take the old favourite, the black paisley scarf instead. That's good - I can tie this one.  

Bit nippy outside - we need a coat.  Let's take this Topshop check tweedy one.

Give it all a bit of stir and a bit of a tweak and hey presto!

Mad Dandy. This is one of those outfits where I think they say "looks better in real life". Honest.

This is also one of those outfits which my friends wind me up about and say only Sue would put that combo together.  Stripes, leopard, paisley and checks.  But I think it works - because the yellow in the stripy top picks out the yellowy camel tones in the shoes, which also have black in them which works with the paisley scarf which has nearly every colour under the sun in it but is predominantly black which then goes with the jeans and the brown in the shoes goes with the brown check on the coat and the grey of the coat? Well grey is just a neutral anyway ... isn't it?

Shame I couldn't tie the scarf but honestly - it is huuuuuuge! But I think it would have worked as well.

I can't resist a Liberty print.  Even one this big!

Tablecloth anyone?

Anyway, who thinks this outfit is a pattern clash? Or a pattern compliment?