exactly how to wear prints
Posted by Aloïs Guinut on Friday, may 23, 2014 · 4 Comments
Aaaah prints! We have a love/hate relationship with them.
They look lovely in the shop as well as on magazines photoshoots, however then comes the dreaded question: exactly how the hell am I gonna wear them?
I. exactly how much print?
1. just a bit
If prints scare you (even the ones featuring cute kittens), start with some printed accessories that will add some fun to any type of of your outfits.
– Printed shoes
– Printed belt
– Printed t-shirt (show collar as well as wrists)
Found on that kind of woman
– Printed collar
Sandro lookbook
– Printed scarf
Yes I did notice that it is a man: an inspiring one!
– Printed socks
2. A statement piece
You own a lovely printed dress/skirt/jacket/pair of pants: make it the star of your outfit!
Mix it with whatever plain fabrics you feel like.
Just comply with my color mixing advices.
– Mix the print with plain neutrals : easy!
Natalie off duty
– Mix with a matching plain color
– example 1
Found on mode Majeure
Here navy blue is complementary to orange as well as a neighbor color to purple
– example 2
Green as well as blue are neighbor colors
– example 3
Mesmemosphotos
The print is black as well as white which are neutrals. for that reason it’s a great concept to add a red skirt that brightens up the outfit.
You might likewise pair the print with a color it already contains like Olivia Palermo, matching her top with the yellow flowers of her pants.
3. A lot!
And a great deal of prints means that, except if you go for the total look you’ll have to integrate them!
II. exactly how to integrate prints?
First, remember that the easiest way to wear prints is not to mix them with others
Which is already very stylish
But if your ambition is to be one day sartorialized (aka be featured in Scott Schuman’s famous blog “The sartorialist), then you can try to wear several prints on one outfit.
1. think color harmony
If you comply with my advices on colors, mixing prints will (almost) be as simple as mixing plain colors.
Indeed, if the colors of the prints integrate properly, you got a great print mix, it is as easy as that.
– Mix two prints featuring the same colors
The easiest way to accomplish a excellent look without risking a “faux-pas”
Late afternoon
Black as well as white printed pants as well as top = ideal match!
– Mix neutral prints with colored prints
– example 1
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The print of the pants contains black as well as white (neutrals) the shoes contain gold and… black.
Only one color as well as two neutrals: you cannot go wrong.
– example 2
Allthebellsandwhistles
Black as well as white stripes (= neutral print) + white dotted blue skirt = successful fashion equation
– example 3
A mix of many classics which works just fine.
Why? Black as well as white stripes (=neutral) + navy blue as well as red plaid (=two colors) + leopard shoes (made of yellow/brown hues that work just fine with red as well as navy blue) + jean as well as natural leather which are neutral fabrics.
– Mix prints that have complementary colors
Derek Lam
In this catwalk outfit, you notice that dusty eco-friendly as well as pink make a stylish mix.
– Mix prints that have neighbor colors
Jenna Lyons
Green as well as blue match together hence blue as well as eco-friendly prints match together as well. It likewise works since the pants are daring as well as the t-shirt is softer. ought to she have picked a bright blue top the result would have been too much.
==> remember that print mixing is not an precise science. The best is to experiment… as well as show it to friends with a great aesthetic sense for approval. The much more eyes, the merrier the look!
Here is an example of a not so successful mix due to a bright blue as well as white striped top that do not match a somber printed skirt.
2. Play with pattern sizes
– Patterns of different sizes
Create some great optical effects using patterns of different sizes
– example 1
Here small dots on the top as well as huge dots/flowers on the bottom.
– example 2
Oroma Elewa of pop africana
The very small intermingled prints on the skirt contrast with the wider geometric patterns of the shirt
3. integrate pattern shapes
– similar patterns
– example 1
Wendy’s lookbook
This inspiring blogger wears a skirt as well as a top with similar floral patterns in different colors
– example 2
Dior
Seen on Dior’s runway: identical men stripes in different hues combined into an outfit (I want one of those bustier t-shirt NOW)
– example 3
Where did you get that
Those floral prints have similar colors: that’s why they look good.
Those do not: flashy with dusty = poor concept here
– “Clashing” patterns
Clashing patterns can be excellent however can likewise lead to “faux-pas”: for experts only!Asos
Flowers as well as stripes is a classic! try it as well as you won’t regret
You might likewise try Olivia Palermo’s famous flower as well as leopard combo however beware, in some cases it does not work. prevent the summery floral print ad stick with darker ones to pair with leopard.
Attention: style mixes can make a weird result when brought too far : aztek top as well as cute doted pants have nothing in common
III- What kind of prints for me?
1. huge or small?
Small is always nice, huge can make you look bigger
So go for big print whenever you want to highlight an area (i.e hips, if you think they are too tiny)
And go for smaller prints, or, even better, no prints at all, if you want to downsize an area.
2. Contrasted or even?
Some patterns are made of similar colors as well as look like they are a texture much more than a print. They are for that reason easier to mix with other prints. For instance: yellow as well as orange, pale blue as well as dark blue, etc.
Very contrasted prints such as african prints that contain a broad range of colors stand out more.
Prefer even prints when you don’t want to boost the volume.
3. Placed or allover?
A placed pattern is a pattern that is not repeated on the whole outfit.
They are much much more rare as well as can in some cases be considered as an adornment much more than like a pattern.
Sometimes, they are just like a regular pattern however just not regular, like in the above dress.
Mary Katranzou gown with placed patterns
Allover is the regular repeated pattern you are used to offer with
No special advices, on this subject, I just wanted to mention it ^^
IV. Conclusion
Love prints for you all from me as well as from Hedi!
Cover collage: Hallie everyday as well as Romantique as well as rebel
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