Mix & Match: Never cast a clout till May is out
Are you tired of following trends, of not being able to wear your favorite pieces at the same time and of worrying every morning because you think this shirt doesn’t go with these pants?
No more injunctions on the outfits, bye bye the too sober looks, no more the unique pattern. Today we tell you all about the Mix & Match, or the art of matching different colors and patterns together.
But be careful, Mix & match doesn’t mean looking like Harlequin and dressing up. Yes, yes, we can already hear you say: « I will finally be able to wear my green pants with my pink jacket and my purple tee-shirt ».
While this outfit is very tempting and seems to meet the definition of mix & match, it may turn our heads.
Don’t panic! We’ll give you the codes to manage this trend and allow you to be even more spontaneous in your looks.
1) The golden rule
If we tell you « too much information kills information ». You tell us?
If we tell you « too much pattern kills pattern »? Do you have it?
As you can see, not too many ingredients and just the right amount of ingredients make a good mix.
That’s why you should choose two or three colors maximum, and two patterns or prints, for perfect matches.
Let see:
We mix the orange ZANIA ribbed mesh top with the pink PARVEDY cotton pants, for a colorful and vitaminized look.
The navy blue GABY viscose pants and the purple MAIWEN blouse.
2) Play with colors, play with prints, and mix and match.
The key word:
DARE Dare to challenge the codes you have always learned. Dare to change your habits of color or pattern associations.
Why wouldn’t checks go with polka dots? Who said that stripes only go with solid colors? The rules that have always been imposed are gone, now say hello to originality.
Here is the secret so make these combinations work well together : have a common thread. If you know the purpose of your outfit, and the results you expect, then you’ll have it all.
Thus we do not hesitate to combine stripes with patterns. The association of the printed Paloma DORIA short and the red cotton top FLORA shows us perfectly.
Or flowers with checks: the liberty LISIANE top and the pink PARVEDY gingham pants for example.
3) Create contrast: with opposite colors or materials
For the less daring, we suggest you play on the materials and their volume.
We dare to wear a light printed skirt and add a thicker sweater with expressive material.
Take the white MIKA sweater and the mesange Elyette skirt, you’ll have an original and perfectly mastered outfit.
We can also play with multicolored pieces and match them with other colors. A colorful top close to the body, shorts a little looser but straight, and a large knit will dress you perfectly. For this, take the white KATHY shorts, the brick CATALINE jersey top, and the rainbow MANDI vest.
You will then get an outfit with character.
