When I was a small child, a music video for a song called “Polka Dots, Checks, and Stripes” from a group called Parachute Express had a big effect on me. It was about a little girl who did not care about style “rules” and just wanted to have fun, so she wore polka dots, checks, and stripes all at the same time, and it was weird but great. That little girl was my first style icon. Now my new style inspiration, Emma Stone, is two-thirds of the way there with an outfit that combines polka dots and stripes all at once. Sure, she could use a few checks, but this is still pretty great.
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