the art of print mixology

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Why I consider it an art? Because it’s a thin line between looking fashionable and tacky when you play with prints, textures and fabrics. Personally, I’ve been always afraid of mixing prints,but now is inevitably with all this prints : floral, stripes, dots, spots, paisley&co. You need to face your fears, so these tips I read in The New York Times would be put into use.

1. Vary the scale. Mix a small neat print with a splashier one. Or an eye-popper with one that’s more neutral.
2. Stay within the same color family.
3. Mix up the fabrics, the weights — a rough-textured fabric with a more refined one. Somehow a nubby, slubby fabric pairs up more naturally with a flat weave than do two smooth-textured fabrics.
4. Toss in some polka dots, stripes or even leopard prints, which are easier to mix with other patterns because they’re simple and graphic. And they’re familiar to the eye.
5. Consider the accessories. Though it’s fun to tote a print bag with a print frock, you can tone down the brights with a great tan leather bag or pair of sandals. Straw works, too.

Do you mix?

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