Navy Striped Top: Topshop
Floral Print Wrap Skirt: Warehouse
Mini Chain Messenger Bag: Zara
Rose Gold Bracelet: Links Of London
Rose Gold Watch: Olivia Burton
Vintage Western Sandals: Topshop
New backdrop, new ensemble, somebody sound the outfit of the day klaxon. It feels like forever since I brought some fresh threads to Cagney and Lace so I'm thrilled to be sharing a few new pieces with you all. Thinking about it around half my wardrobe will be new to this corner of the Internet as I bought so many garms for our honeymoon and haven't really stopped picking up Spring inspired items since I returned, whoops. Having a baby not only changes your body shape but also your priorities and ultimately how you feel about yourself. I'm almost eleven months in to motherhood and I finally feel like that fashion obsessed woman I was again (albeit one that's wary of white and anything that must be dry cleaned) which in my book warrants celebration in the shape of a hair cut (I wasn't sure at first but now I love it) and half a new wardrobe.

So print clashing, you either do it on the daily or contemplate it before retreating to the comfort and familiarity of block shades. I used to be the girl who threw all of the prints on, only to catch a mirror before leaving the house and deciding something needed to go. Over the past few years I've honed my pattern clashing skills and here's what I find works. Always stick to patterns and prints from the same colour palette - nine times out of ten this will be successful, I promise and if in doubt reach for a stripe, they will never let you down. That said playing with pattern won't always please everyone, I wore this ensemble to my nieces christening yesterday only for my dad to remark, nice skirt but I'm not quite sure about the stripes, maybe you should wear it with something more plain. With jewellery kept to a minimum, I couldn't put together this post without giving a shout out to my favourite bag and sandal combo, and yes they're both black. Now this might not seem unusual to you but for me black has always been a colour I reserve for mourning so it's been fun trying and actually enjoying a new neutral. 

 I've actually been sporting this Zara bag so often that I'm thinking my next investment piece might have to be a black bag (my best friend will be gasping right about now) and after much debate over the Chloe Drew I think I'm going to stick to my guns and go classic with something from Chanel. I'm still researching and saving but as always you'll be the first to know when a purchase happens.

 Are you a confident print clasher or more of a colour block kinda gal?