I think of mixing patterns, colors, and themes. Marimekko in the 1980's was one of the first designers of her time to bring bold, bright patterns together in floral and geometric themes. The fashion world was delighted with her fresh expression of style. Fashion took on a more youthful feeling. It seemed appropriate after her bold statements to be a woman with a personal style. We love Channel, but, of course our worlds collided with the stay at home mothers and the philanthropists. Women flooded the workforce and were bosses. These events changed the way the fashion industry dressed us! We were sophisticated and yet we were beautiful, and playful, and sexy. We set our own boundaries on our style. Mixing fabrics, mixing patterns, mixing textures and mixing themes today is common and yet so many women are still afraid to take the leap and mix on their own. Many fabric designers have accepted the challenge and have done it for us as you can see in the photo above. When dressing yourself there are some tips. Choose colors that you purposely want to blend or purposely want to contrast. The ground print is usually the common denominator when mixing patterns. Themes are not so important. Floral and animals can work well together. Shine and flat textures contrast and can be stunning. I love the use of lace this year. It is a wonderful trim for almost any outfit. Lace does not mean dressy. I think rather it means In Style.
Take a risk this season and Mix your outfits into expressions of who you really are. Add an interesting piece of jewelry and gonuyu!
Thank you gonuyu.com for the pics.
