Mixing Prints.

Sometimes it's fun to make a statement with your outift, and so on a night out yesterday, I decided to lose my print mixing virginity. I teamed up this cropped, stripey Tee (Topshop) with this Royal blue and cream bow print skirt (primark). Allow me to blow my own trumpet and say "I think it worked quite nicely". Usually I would wear the cropped tee with a pair of skinnys, and the skirt I would probably wear with tights, a simple vest and then throw a blazer on top. Certain prints obviously work better together but the belt and flash of skin divide the prints enough to avoid any drastic clash. All in all, a successful print mixing experiment. This outfit is fun and original, nobody likes a Topshop sheep. (Private joke in reference to something my friend Stacey Bartlett once said :P)






Whitney Port is a big fan of print mixing.....



In this first outfit she mixes polka dot with lace. The key here is to clash prints, but not colours. It's important to keep the rest of the look simple.



Next, floral and stripes. A good combination to try and definitely on the spring 2010 trend list. I really like Whitney's outfit here, but i'm not sure it would have achieved the same look if the stripe print was used as a skirt. There's a fine line between mix-match and miss-matched. The coat stands alone as one piece away from the dress, but the two together create that statement.



And finally, a delightful clash of stripes and checks. It's a simple casual look that is really easy to piece together, both prints could be replaced with polka dots too. This is a good place to start for daytime wear if you're not feeling brave enough.