Photos: The Social Shopper: May 26, 2012

Sometimes, wildly disparate things work wildly well together; it happens with food, it happens with friendships, and it definitely happens with fashion. To wit: At first glance, you would never pair sporty stripes, leopard spots, and a little bohemian flair (in the form of layered bracelets and necklaces) in the same look, but if you do—and if you do it right—the end result can be like a big breath of fresh air. The evidence: I have had this picture of Caroline Brasch Nielsen from Hanneli Mustaparta s blog in my Social Shopper file for a few weeks, and I just couldn’t say for sure what drew me to it, but then it dawned on me: The measured, modest, unexpected mixing of these three elements made the pieces look like they were made for each other. So be bold this weekend (but carefully so), and play a little mix-and-match with your wardrobe.

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