Yay! Christmas is here and I’m all about dressing that way every day! However, my Christmas outfit enthusiasm can be a little overwhelming for some. So, today I want to share a fun plaid pattern mixing outfit that is just the right amount of Christmas for the classroom or office without being overwhelming.

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Plaid Pattern Mixing

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing so much plaid pattern mixing this year. Since the plaids and tweeds are so popular this season, it’s no surprise that a lot of people are mixing them together. I always try to practice pattern mixing but I’m a creature of habit. I tend to stick to mixing similar colors of checks and stripes or stripes and polka dots. This is the first time I’ve really (successfully) tried mixing plaids or even patterns of different colors.

I stumbled upon this plaid pattern mixing combo quite by accident. In my office at home there is a clothing rack where I hang pieces I haven’t shared yet on the blog. I bought this tweed blazer in the fall, intending to try the tweed trend at work. However, the blazer is thicker than I expected and a little more over-sized than I would like for a regular work look. Most of the time I use it as an overcoat so I had a harder time working it into my work style. Plus, I had a lot of other items that were more about fall than winter that I knew needed to get photographed first!

So there it sat (along with this white eyelash sweater) until Black Friday when I brought home all my loot and lined it all up on the clothing rack. I grabbed this red tartan plaid (last seen here and here) and tried it on with my new blazer. (LOVE!) The plaid top got hung up on the rack right next to the tweed blazer and when I came in the room the next morning for work, my eyes popped in excitement because the two check prints looked so great together! I grabbed the hubby and we shot this look at our local theater, which is all dressed up for Christmas too!

Office Holiday Style

I could easily have worn this plaid top with the tweed blazer on its own but it was a little too much Christmas for where I work. So, this cozy sweater (also sitting on the rack to photograph!) was the perfect way to tone down the look so that I still had the pops of red tartan plaid without the overwhelming Christmas feel. It’s a little bit of holiday without full-blown, over-the-top color.

Speaking of over-the-top color, I have a really fun gift guide coming your way later this week for the girl who loves color! Make sure to check back on Thursday! (Or even better, follow me on Bloglovin’ so you don’t miss anything!)

Get the Look:

• Red Tartan Plaid Flannel, J.Crew Factory (last year). This year’s version. More similar in widget below.
• Tweed Blazer, Shein.
• Skinny Faux Leather Leggings, H&M (obsessed).
• Fuzzy White Eyelash Sweater, Shein. SIMILAR
• Red Ankle Strap Pumps, DSW (old). MOST SIMILAR | SIMILAR
• Milani Amore Matte Lip Creame in Striking, Walmart.
• Sugarfix by Baublebar Star Drop Earrings, Target. SIMILAR 1 | 2 | 3

Wishing you a very Christmassy holiday season, at work and everywhere else! Thanks for visiting!

~Virginia

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