Wearing Patterns and Prints

[ysabetwordsmith]

This article illustrates many different types of patterns and prints, along with underlying logic about how to wear them.  Read it for the vocabulary even if you're not into fashion.  Some of these terms were new to me, which is saying a lot.

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[acelightning73]

When I worked in the city, I had a fairly snazzy pair of wool trousers, black with white pinstripes, and very high-waisted. I got a white satin shirt with black pinstripes. And my mom found a coat at a garage sale that was my size - I just had to shorten it a bit. It was dark grey with a black and white windowpane pattern. I needed one more item, something to contrast with all those black-and-white straight lines. Now, most people would think "just get a bright red scarf". But instead of a contrasting color, I went with a contrasting pattern - a very curly, very busy black-and-white paisley. Tied in a tie knot at the neck of my shirt.