If you take a basic like stripe, check, plaid, fairisle, then you can add the print(s) of whatever sort as long as the colors work with each other. I would usually anchor it with a solid or two, but I am only 5’4″ and it works fine.

If you take a basic like stripe, check, plaid, fairisle, then you can add the print(s) of whatever sort as long as the colors work with each other. I would usually anchor it with a solid or two, but I am only 5’4″ and it works fine.

LOVE MIXING PRINTS. i dont know what the secret is, attitude maybe?

little prints together in complimenting colours and sophisticated cuts

little prints together in complimenting colours and sophisticated cuts

#1, #2, #3 agreed. i think just about any mashup works if the colors don’t antagonize each other. you kind of just have to thrown it on and trust your eye.
the hardest thing is mentally getting over that some people won’t appreciate what you’re going for. just know that a lot of others will.

#1, #2, #3 agreed. i think just about any mashup works if the colors don’t antagonize each other. you kind of just have to thrown it on and trust your eye.
the hardest thing is mentally getting over that some people won’t appreciate what you’re going for. just know that a lot of others will.

you need an elaborate headpiece
http://desmitten.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/junya-watanabe-spring-09.jpg

you need an elaborate headpiece
http://desmitten.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/junya-watanabe-spring-09.jpg

If the prints contrast, choosing accessories/jewelry in the same color range as just one of the fabrics is usually a dependable way to create continuity.
Also, print-print-solid triumvirates always win. Really, the key is adding a uniting element that will relate the disparate pieces to each other, even if they don’t relate to the same thing within that element (i.e. texture, color, material, etc).

If the prints contrast, choosing accessories/jewelry in the same color range as just one of the fabrics is usually a dependable way to create continuity.
Also, print-print-solid triumvirates always win. Really, the key is adding a uniting element that will relate the disparate pieces to each other, even if they don’t relate to the same thing within that element (i.e. texture, color, material, etc).

I think the trick is having the prints in different textures and fabrics. I actually think the more you toss out the rulebook the better off..
http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

I think the trick is having the prints in different textures and fabrics. I actually think the more you toss out the rulebook the better off..
http://layersandswathes.wordpress.com

oh Rashomon, you slay me.

oh Rashomon, you slay me.

LOVE mixing prints! But my trick (being 5’4″) is to make sure there’s a complementary color scheme from both patterns, while making sure my proportions are still right. However, even though the blue and orange are contrasting, I love those two colors together. Do what make you feel comfortable…you’re always going to get questionable looks from those that don’t understand.

#8, I don’t own any swords but will quote you here
http://taytrong.posterous.com/9755401
more slayings here
http://www.vogue.com/voguedaily/2010/01/the-art-of-the-samurai-at-the-met/#more-5526

The easiest way yo mix patterns is to add a printed bag that ties in. I rely on color continuity and a dramatic contrast in scale between the prints.
Add a bag in a fun print; something vintage, or an artist piece or maybe just a really bright print, that would truly be crazy as apparel.

Mixing prints are really fun and chic. I just read an article in Glamour Magazine about mixing prints…if you take a basic white blue striped shirt, and pair it with a floral skirt it looks amazing…there’s already enough pattern, and color there that you don’t need to do the combo in bright colors like orange. Though it may have been an interesting combination, it may have just been too much.

I wear black and white stribes with softer colors, like I did in this picture: http://www.styleintuition.dk/2009/07/m√∏nster-miks/