Clashing Patterns

I was feeling adventurous on Friday and decided to clash stripes and spots, having seen others try & succeed. I left the house feeling fairly confident about it, but slowly began to doubt my choice....this was further compacted when a work colleague told me I looked like Minnie Mouse!
Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Here's a sample of my clashing attempt.

Today, however, things drastically improved when I intercepted my birthday present being delivered to my boyfriend. My birthday isn't for another few weeks, but he's obviously been paying attention to my wishlist on here and got me the following...

Ahhhh!! YES! The Kurt Geiger Vanika boots - SUCCESS!!

Now, to get to work on the rest of my wishlist.