Printed garments might sound like a great way to show off your personality, communicate a message, or raise awareness about an issue you care about. But to pull it off, you need to wear them in the right way. Get it wrong, and you’ll be lambasted for your lack of fashion sense, but do it right, and you’ll be the talk of the office, and other people might even think about joining you.
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You might think that the best approach to wearing prints is to keep them isolated or limit them to one item. But it turns out that prints tend to work really well with other prints and not so well with plain clothes. Think for a second how bad it would look to wear a plain shirt with a printed dress. Instead of trying to minimize prints, layer them on top of each other and really start experimenting.
Use Prints From The Same Color Palette
Prints are chaotic. This is one of the reasons they’re worn so infrequently. Prints ask a lot of the eyes and demand our full attention when we look at them. To make things easier on other people, trying sticking within the same color palette when choosing print items. If you’re wearing a patterned greeny-blue dress, for instance, stick with a greeny blue bag, shoes, and accessories. Pairing like colors will help bring the pattern together and stop visual overload.
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Use Prints To Tell People About Yourself
Many people use printed items to tell other people more about themselves. You can get ideas from GeckShirts and other sites about how exactly to do this. Some people wear clothes with funny messages, while others use them as a platform to share their interests. When a piece of clothing actually says something about you, that gives you even more of a reason for wearing it. It doesn’t so much matter about the style of the item, so long as it fits your personality.
Combine Textures
While it’s best to keep the colors similar, combining textures is fine. Floral patterns often work well with polka dots and even text. Why not try mixing a jersey-style mesh dress with a polka dot silk blouse underneath. Not only will the combination of textures work well, but it will also give you a 70s vibe – if that’s something you’re going for.
Wearing different geometric patterns in the same outfit also works well. A striped blue and white top, for instance, will go well with a checked blazer.
Use Items From The Same Aesthetic
In interior design, designers often talk about the “design language” of a room. Business consultancies use the same language when talking about a company’s brand. What they mean by this term are the common features shared by particular designs that make them recognizably related.
If you wear prints, you need to adopt a similar approach. Every item you wear needs to come from the same family of designs, otherwise, things can get messy. Pair organic designs, like floral patterns, with other natural-looking patterns. Likewise, put grid-patterned clothes with other man-made designs.
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