Clash of the patterns: Three looks to avoid
While we may want to stand out, the human eye naturally seeks out attractive visuals. Here are some fashion guidelines to consider to avoid those cringes and stares.
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Take patterns for instance, such as plaids, polka dots, stripes and floral. Mixing these patterns can be the trick that sets you apart from all the rest, but it can also be the set-up to a fashion catastrophe.
Polka dots and stripes can be wonderful patterns to wear, but not together. Many people believe that in order to be different, they must be able to wear outfits that cause heads to turn, but do we want them to turn based on their lack of desire in our outfits?
Wearing patterns on opposite sides of the spectrum can clash. The outfit can become cluttered and instead of one main focal point of the outfit, there will be many. In this case, less is more: if we choose at least one pattern to be incorporated into our outfit, we won’t have an overly busy look.
Wearing all one color from top to bottom may not be one of the best choices to make either. The color blends together and we don’t get the diversity of the outfit. Your outfit should be broken into different colors; instead of pairing a red shirt with red pants and shoes, try pairing it with black bottoms or jeans.
This same rule should be applied to denim. Jeans should not be worn from head to toe unless you are wearing a jean jumper, and even that may be questionable. Jean shirts should be paired with solid-colored pants or in this case, patterned bottoms will be acceptable.
It is important that we are informed on what certain styles flatter us and what does not. Appropriately matching is key when it comes to certain clothing that we wear. If we don’t know what to wear together, we can create a fashion meltdown. Pair your clothing together responsibly so you won’t be the one who is negatively turning heads.
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Jessica Smith • Apr 30, 2014 at 12:56 pm
oops! I’m wearing multiple patterns while reading this, and my friend catherine sitting next to me is wearing a denim shirt with jeans. In my opinion both outfits are fine and I think it’s important to note that as long as you feel comfortable you should wear what you want. Rock on CHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zack Loudon • Apr 1, 2014 at 3:19 pm
I believe that many of the girls in our school have no idea of how to dress. I throuhgly believe that many of the girls should take the advice from this article and actually apply it to their wardrobes. Wearing speatpants and sweatshirts to school every day just makes the student look like the are very trashy. Now that spring is here, girls will hopefully start to dress nicer and wear better clothing.
Jazmyn Campbell • Mar 31, 2014 at 12:54 pm
I agree that fashion collectively is a very important thing in our generation now and days! A lot of people want to be different but don’t even know how to start doing their own thing. Some people just throw on anything and go with it instead of asking themselves “Does this catch the eye as different or tradegy”? That is a question that can honestly be asked about anything because what one person thinks is weird can be beautiful to another person. It’s all about what your eye sees and claims as “different”,
Rikki Buckley • Mar 20, 2014 at 7:57 am
I agree! I’m a huge fan of What Not to Wear on TLC, and all of these tips are things they address regularly on the show.
Marguerite Stasyszyn • Mar 19, 2014 at 2:38 pm
I agree with your point about wearing one consecutive color for an outfit. However it depends on the event you are going to. When dressing in school on a nice day you should try to stray away from wearing all black. In contrast, if you have a track meet and are trying to dress in comfortable sweats, I think it is socially acceptable to “bum it” and wear all black sweatpants.