Brights + Pastels

Good morning, lovelies!  Today I'm participating in another Remix, Rewear, Restyle at Caitlin's blog, Greater Than Rubies.  This week Caitlin has challenged us to put an outfit together featuring bright and pastel colors.  To be quite honest, I've never put much thought into combining these two color groups.  Maybe I've done it before, maybe I haven't, I just never thought about it.  And that's what I love about personal style blogs: I am encouraged to think about my clothes in new and creative ways!

I am by no means an expert in the field of mixing brights and pastels but I will tell you how I managed to combine these color families without looking like there was too much going on.  First, I picked two contrasting colors to work with, pink and blue.  My foundation pieces, the pants and the top are my brights.  I used my pastel pieces, the necklace, blazer and shoes, to pull the contrasting colors together without blinding those who looked at me with too much bright.

 Umm, by the way, pink + stripes + polka dots in the stripes = my new favorite shirt.

What I'm Wearing:

Shirt: Loft (exact)

Blazer: Gap (exact)

Necklace: Simply Charming Boutique (similar, similar)

Pants: Loft (similar, similar)

Oxfords: DSW (similar, similar)

Linking-Up:

Basic Training Corporate Style- Fashionably Employed
DC In Style- Monday Bloom

Fizz and Frosting- Mix It Monday

Greater Than Rubies- Remix, Rewear, Restyle
Just Another Smith, Brynnash, and A Journey in Style- Floral Week 
Perfectly Coutured and Everyday Fashion and Finance- Three-fer Thursday

Style Elixir- Style Sessions

The Style Record- Style Must Haves
Vodka Infused Lemonade- Tres Chic Fashion Thursday