I keep seeing adorable photos of women rocking stripes and florals together, so I wanted to try it for myself. I bought this floral vest a few months ago and when it got to me I wasn’t as in love with it in person, but I kept it any way. Today, I decided to give it a test drive over a black and grey pencil dress. I don’t hate it, but I’m not sure I love it. What do you think?
I guess it works. Maybe the floral needs to be more bold? Like I said, I definitely don’t hate it, but I’m not sold on the mixing of patterns. What sparked the style idea was a photo of a girl in a black and white striped LulaRoe Carly and a floral Sarah cardigan over it. The Sarah had bright pink roses with teal petals. She had the dress kinda tied up on the side with black wedged booties on. I never found that Sarah (super unicorn) but I did buy the Carly.
It was my first one and someone suggested that I get a small. Well, it was entirely too big. Too long. It basically looked like prison pajamas on me. I tried it with a belt and a jean jacket… it was okay looking.
I actually decided to part with this dress. It’s not worth having it tailored down to an XXS. My loss is your gain. You can shop this dress in my Poshmark! (Just click shop in the menu, then MY CLOSET)
The verdict is still out on the stripes and floral look. I’m not one to mix patterns, so I’ll just keep trying until I find a look I like that I can pull off.
I think the next time I wear this floral vest, it will be over a solid color. #basic #boring
What are your thoughts? Should the floral be busier? The stripes be big or small? Does the color mixing play a role in if the look works or not?!
9 Comments
Leave a Reply to Rachee Cancel reply
Fashion
Beauty
Fitness
Wellness
Food & Drink
I am like you….too OCD to be able to pull that off. However, I see other people, including YOU, and think it’s cute! I know it’s the rage right now!
Right?! I think it’s so cute on other people and then I did it today and felt underwhelmed by the look.
I’m not a fan of mixing patterns. I feel like it looks cute on some people but definitely not on me.
I could not pull it off. I’ve seen really cute outfits that do it well but not when I try lol!
I definitely think the top and vest work together. The pattern proportions are similar and I think it’s a fun look. Of course, if you don’t like it, you probably won’t wear it!
Pattern mixing is not my favorite, it’s like you have to find the perfect (mis)match and I don’t have time for that! 😉 I do think you pull this off well though!
I think you have to be really careful mixing patterns but when done right it’s super cute! It just takes practice!
I don’t think I could pull of the stripes and florals…a little too Maude for me! I am a simple pattern kind of gal. Solid colors and such.
It’s a yay from me. If you know what you are doing you can get super creative mixing patterns! My ex-boss was a master of that, she was so stylish all the time!