Matching Florals With Plaid
Pattern mixing galore. Pairing seemingly disparate motifs. I’ve come a long way from being petrified of the mere mention of prints. There was a time when putting even a speck of red into an all Black garment meant utter chaos and disruption, let alone introducing anything remotely non solid into my outfit. Even on those rare occasions when I was neither in Ebony nor Ivory, I would still pick one single block of colour to showcase. I mean, I was perfectly comfortable with shine and glitz and colour on hair and/or lips (or on my feet) but somehow, on the body, it was just. not. me. Then. When I began my foray into the world of patterns, I (naturally) began with my beloved B&W. Cautiously, ever so cautiously, I ventured into two prints. Just two. Subtle ones. Nothing too clashing, same family (or same colour story). I even achieved one allover print. Or does that not count because it’s, ahem, black with white? 2016 and half of 2017 were very colourless. From every …