Fashion Dare: Prints Mixology
April 8, 2009
Mix it up this spring by refusing to play it safe. Don’t pair your prints with boring solids, pair them with wild patterns. Keeping the prints or patterns in the same color hue and/or pairing a smaller print with a larger print will help you start your transition into mixing prints successfully and making dramatic wardrobe statements.
Photographer: Greg Tjepkema | Styling: Kristen O'Reilly | Hair & Make-Up: Lindsay Wilson
Fashion is nothing without a little risk, so try a few of your favorite standout prints and patterns together. Sometimes the best combinations are those that we would normally never think to mix. Try two different floral prints together or pair it with tweed. The mathematician in you might shine brighter if you explore more geometric shapes like polkadots and houdstooth. If you are a child of the 90’s you might want to try some plaids and stripes. This is a look you will have to own, so find the right mix for your personal style, I DARE YOU.
As Ani Di Franco once said, “I’ve got spots, I’ve got stripes, too”…
Etro S09 & Luella S09 from Style.com
Dries Van Noten S09 & Rachel Comey F09 from Style.com
- Gwen & Gavin make mixing patterns a family affair – from People.com
More print mixology inspiration from the Galmourai and Face Hunter.
3 Responses to “Fashion Dare: Prints Mixology”
I love a little bit of pattern clashing. I wear a grey leopard vest under my black and white checked shirt and I reckon it looks pretty good. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
you could do this mix even if your personal style is pretty conservative, for example:
a) a bengal stripe button down shirt with a glen plaid blazer or trousers, or
b) a classic bateau stripe tee with a small-scale Liberty-type floral skirt. or,
c) a floral or pin-dot silk chiffon blouse with pin-stripe wool trousers.
I love mixing and matching patterns! Especially stripes, plaid and florals.
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