Work Appropriate in Contrasting Stripes

I'm feeling so much like the self I want to be today!  I think I struggle with two gals inside me--a professional woman who likes to look as ladylike as possible, and the girl who is still in college and wonders why I can't just dress up a pair of jeans everyday.  The career woman won today, mainly because I had to meet some oil guys from Houston at the airport for a meeting today.

I am so happy with this $.99 belt I thrifted this weekend.  It matches perfectly with these heels.  Somebody please explain to me why I haven't owned a hot pink belt before??!

This is as cheating at pattern mixing as you can get, but something about it spoke to me.  I love the contrast--the skirt is navy with light blue pin stripes and the top is white with french blue stripes.  I think the matching belt and shoes just pull it all together perfectly!

P.S.  I bought that necklace my first day of my first trip to Las Vegas...and I came out $50, which is pretty good considering my attitude towards gambling -- why take a chance playing slots or cards with my money, when I could just go buy a lovely pair of shoes and guarantee that I'll come home with something?!