clashing prints

Wearing: Kani hair wreath, ASOS sheer blazer, platform sandals, ring, belt & cuffs, Gorman t-shirt, French Connection skirt and Johnny Loves Rosie box clutch

Round 2 of the ASOS Future Stylist competition is officially live. The theme is 'Clashing Prints', something that I've always adored having in my outfits. The 12 of us were tasked with styling a look using prints; printed shirts, suits, skirts, t-shirts - the bolder the better. So with an array of different prints to choose from - floral, geometric, leopard print, animal print, polka dots, stripes, ditzy prints, aztec prints.. I decided to go with what I love to do, clash everything as much as I can! I chose a polka dot lime t-shirt as the base and mixed it up with a navy pencil skirt. I loved putting these two pieces together because the navy skirt contained lime coloured florals and the polka dots on the t-shirt were navy. So in a way, both things 'matched' yet 'clashed' at the same time. Of course.. I didn't stop just there! This deer print sheer blazer, which I have a huge soft spot for, just had to be thrown in and I decided to bring it all together by wearing similar coloured heels. Of course, they had to be colourful as well in red and fuschia. I chose a red box clutch, blue belt with gold chain detailing, as well as gold cuffs and rings + my favourite hair wreath. Clashing prints? I think, the brighter the better so I hope you liked my look :)

Voting is now open and just by taking part you could win £200 to spend on ASOS! You can vote once a day and I would love it if you could vote for my look here! 9 bloggers will go through to round 3 & fingers crossed I will be one of them so I can show you my next look!

Win £25 off a shopping spree at ASOS! Prints are huge for S/S’12 as seen styled here in
my round 2 look for ASOS Future Stylist 2012! All you need to do to enter is:

1. Like ASOS on Facebook
2. Vote for me here: http://asos.to/VoteKani
3. Bonus entry: Retweet my tweet 
4. Leave your name and email contact in the comments

photos by Sutejo Tan

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to the opera house

Wearing: ASOS wide brim hat & open back dress, Contributor by Rachel Comey pocket boots, Chicwish bag

This dress is a dress that I have had my eye on for ages. It sold out in every single colour on ASOS and I stalked it for weeks on Ebay until I finally got my hands on one. I actually originally wanted the lime green one (& still do!) but this one popped up in the listings first and I couldn't just say no, just in case I was to never find one again. It's got the cutest scalloped collar, open back and skirt bottom, which together gives the illusion of a two piece set comprising of a cropped vest and pencil skirt. Wore this to see a play at the Opera House and then to have angel hair spaghetti at a nearby cafe overlooking the harbour bridge.

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sydney

wearing: Quirky Circus striped t-shirt, vintage overalls & Urban Outfitters pocket boots

Ah, hello! I've just returned from a four (slightly too short) day holiday, cruising 10km above the ground on a one hour flight to well, what could be described as Melbourne's rival city, Sydney. Sydney weather for the week before had been pretty rough, but thankfully the weather upon arrival was more than fine! On the first day, the touristy activities on hand included checking out the Harry Potter exhibition and visiting the Sydney Tower. I brought along this pair of vintage floral denim  overalls that I was just dying to wear. It has a gorgeous subtle print which I paired with a striped t-shirt I had never before found the chance to wear and my trusty pocket boots which ended up being more comfortable than the only pair of flats I brought along. They ended up being my shoe-of-the-holiday and I wore them every single day, 9am-9pm and did not land a single ouchie. Amazing. The top photo is my desktop wallpaper at the moment and was taken whilst on the plane. The view of the city is simply breathtaking and is probably one of the things that I love about Sydney the most!

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