MIXING PRINTS used to be one of fashion’s most reliable “don’ts,” right up there with wearing white to a wedding and pairing knee socks with sandals. But in this generation, clashing is positively encouraged.
@romeosfashionfix
For work or play, this list is to inspire you as we celebrate those who inspire us with their sense of style. We’ll be sharing the top trends, fabulous street style looks and our fashion highlights for each week. The trend we spotted this week is Plaid – the trend influenced by the character Cher Horowitzin the classic movie Clueless.
@tolubally
Even so, how do you wear a pattern-blocked dress and not feel like you’re sporting a patchwork quilt—or the remnants of the sale rack at Anthropologie? “It can be overwhelming,” admitted Roopal Patel, fashion director for Saks Fifth Avenue.
@temitayonathan
Even so, how do you wear a pattern-blocked dress and not feel like you’re sporting a patchwork quilt—or the remnants of the sale rack at Anthropologie? “It can be overwhelming,” admitted Roopal Patel, fashion director for Saks Fifth Avenue.
@mrgilly87
The delicate patterns of pleated dresses and printed-leather saddle bags share a harmonious scale and an “electric” color palette that make these pieces effortlessly eccentric, yet oddly coherent.
@ceec_official
@the_real_chi
@uzypaws
@fisayolonge
@thisthingcalledfashionn
Christened “pattern blocking,” it’s a trick designers like Duro Olowu and Mary Katrantzou have been experimenting with for a while, but it’s about to be everywhere: Dries van Noten, Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Lanvin,
@ironyofashi
Gucci and Mother of Pearl all sent stylishly pattern-blocked looks down the runways. Recently, First Fashionista Malia Obama stepped out in Havana in a print-on-print floral dress by Asos, a suitable salute to the first day of spring.
@lerato_seuoe
Share your thoughts in the comment section below
Source: BellaNaija.com / wsj.com