Mix of patterns
Mix of patterns
If the influencers do it, we will not be less. Mixing several prints in the same look is no longer a mortal sin, in fact, now it is a matter of style. Ready for the most unexpected mixes?
Image by: @blaireadiebee
Look at the color
Look at the color
The first key to start mixing patterns is to do it with prints in the same color range. Here, for example, Gala González has chosen an orange palette and wears it in three different garments.
Image by: @galagonzalez
In green
In green
In this other look, for example, white and green prints have been chosen and it seems like a success to combine stripes and polka dots in the same look.
Image by: @joandkemp
Black and white
Black and white
If you want to play it safe, you better choose to combine black and white prints. Stripes and polka dots can be a good option.
Image by: @vanablack
In a single garment
In a single garment
Sometimes the mix of patterns can be achieved in a single garment like this dress with two different types of polka dots. That way you don't run any risk but it is a good way to dare.
Image by: @sewinglikeacrazy
Paintings and flowers
Paintings and flowers
Again in black and white, but this time in pictures and flowers.
Image by: @bnoblestyled
The most unexpected
The most unexpected
Of course, if you want to jump into the pool, you can do like Chiara Ferragni and try patterns that have nothing to do with it, even with garments made of fabrics as different as knitwear and silk. Would you dare
Image by: @chiaraferragni
Marineras with flowers
Marineras with flowers
It's not for you? Then you can try something simpler but just as unexpected, mix the sailor stripes with the embroidered flowers. On this occasion they do not share any element in common so it is better to wear them with jeans so that they unify and give balance.
Image by: @diaryifthisgirlmegan
Mix of sailors
Mix of sailors
If you are as much a fan of sailor stripes as we are, you might dare to wear this matching shirt and bomber look, one with the stripes vertically, the other horizontally.
Image by: @confassion
Flowers with more flowers
Flowers with more flowers
This look is one of our favorites. The colors of the shirt and skirt may not match at all, but the floral pattern of the two acts as 'glue'.
Image by: @_cafe_negro_
Multicolor stripes and polka dots
Multicolor stripes and polka dots
Another mix that we love and that is super fashionable this season. Multicolored stripes and polka dots. To give the look more harmony, just wear black sandals and maxi earrings in one of the colors of the stripes.
Image by: @taylornstone
Stripes + stripes + flowers
Stripes + stripes + flowers
This image of Olivia Palermo is the most inspiring and she is one of the greatest experts on planet Earth in mixing patterns. She does it masterfully. Here you have combined two types of stripes with a beautiful jacket with embroidered flowers.
Image by: @oliviapalermo
Antagonists
Antagonists
This mixture is one of the most risky because it is based on the mixture of two opposite colors such as orange and blue. The key to making it work is the two patterns are drawn on a neutral base like white.
Image by: @justthedesign
In add-ons
In add-ons
If you have a dress with a pattern as striking as this, do not cut a hair, and wear it with accessories that also have patterns like this checkered belt.
Image by: @taracholmondeley_designs
Another version of stripes and flowers
Another version of stripes and flowers
This time the color red is the protagonist of the mix of patterns and we love it! The stripes on the shirt go great with the flowers in the same tone as the skirt.
Image by: @house_brand
Sure you know the basic rules of fashion by heart: do not wear pink with red, do not mix patterns … but both the first and the second have passed away. Especially the second, and that is now combining stripes with squares or polka dots with flowers in the same look is not a mistake, but a success.
And if not, ask the fashion influencer. They, and especially Olivia Palermo, have become true experts when it comes to creating unique and very special looks based on the most varied prints.
Keys to mix patterns in a single look
- Equal shades. A basic rule of thumb when mixing patterns is to do it by choosing a base color. Gala González does it with orange and is able to combine up to three different prints in the same style.
- White and black . If you want to get it right, all you have to do is mix clothes with black and white prints. Whether it's polka dots, striped stripes, or striped or plaid polka dots or whatever. They look great!
- The common tone . Although the two prints have absolutely nothing to do with whether they have an element with the same color, they will look great together. For example, a striped shirt and a floral skirt work well together if the stripes and some of the flowers are the same shade .
- Same print different color. Two garments of flowers or pictures can look good together even if they are of different colors as long as they share print .
- Multicolor and black and white . If you have a garment with a multicolored print, for example vertical stripes, you can also mix it with other prints, but of course, stick with those that are in black and white so as not to overload the set too much.
By Sonia Murillo
