
My roommates from over the years deserve every bit of thanking them that
Mama Leopard did (and she did a good bit: starting with Salinger in
college, my mother would sometimes send them snacks and thank you notes
for being my friend. I mean, to this day she thinks that it's due to her
prayers that Diana and I are friends. I mean, I'm sure it is due to her
prayers, but I like to think that I'm also friendly and worth being
friends with.)

Anyway, my roommates
have had to help me a good bit with matching. Salinger once wasn't there
and I decided that I would color block pink and purple and white. She
was horrified and told me afterward that I could never do that again,
because I looked like an Easter egg at the symphony. Another time
Salinger wasn't there and our other roommate curled my hair into tiny
ringlets and I wore it to a dance. It was really pretty bad. I learned
then that I needed to be careful with who I trusted to tell me what
looks good.
Myrrh and Frankincense and Gold did a lot of helping with various
aspects of my outfit over the years, even down to helping me know if
I needed a jacket or not.
Of course, Stearns and Ilana have been invaluable--Ilana has skyped
with me several times when there was no one around to help me plan
outfits.

And last semester, Sequins and
Cardigan not only offered fashion advice, but they also lent me clothing
when I didn't have the right thing. So now I have a question for you, dear readers. I bought this new
blouse, which I told you about, and which I love. But now I need to know
what it matches. I think it's pretty obvious that it matches my gray
pencil skirt (in the first picture). I really, really want it to match
my green skirt, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it doesn't
(although I'm pretty sure that my aunt told me when I was little that
any two solid colors match--plus, wouldn't a hipster totally wear that
even if it didn't match? Edge, what do you think?).

I'm pretty sure that it matches my brown skirt (third picture), but I could be
wrong. I totally believe in wearing red and pink together, especially
for Valentine's day, but what do you think? (Have I told you how I feel
about paper doilies around Valentine's day? I get super excited. This
year I found little red heart-shaped paper doilies!)
Okay. Matching comments welcome. I'm planning to wear it with a white skirt in the summer (not pictured), and I also have a pair of brown cropped pants that I think will be great with it in a couple of months, too.
3 comments:
i think it looks good with all of them. A pale pink like that is almost impossible to clash with. The green is more hip, but totally passable, especially if you pair with jewelry that is not primarily green, but has a touch.
I think the first and the fourth picture look the best.
I really like pink and red together, and I think you should wear that outfit today. I also think all the pictures look good.
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