printastic

you know something is working for you when one look and a smile hits your dial huh!!  while i frantically plan my exhibition im looking for anyway to get side tracked and this did it.  ill  hug my mug of honey lemon, ginger and dream of walking down the street in the sunshine in any one of these.  just where to get that hair (i want!) this is mixology with prints at its most amazing!  sometimes fashion is such a constricting word.  sometimes we are way too serious.

check out emma bell http://www.emma-bell.com her site is worth a serious visit x

mixology

the queen of mixology The Glamourai check it..

courtesy The Glamourai

Herewith, some guidelines. Not rules, just suggestions worth a try. And as soon you can remember them all, they can be forgotten.

1. Vary the scale. Mix a small neat print with a splashier one. Or an eye-popper with one that’s more neutral.

2. Stay within the same color family.

3. Mix up the fabrics, the weights — a rough-textured fabric with a more refined one. Somehow a nubby, slubby fabric pairs up more naturally with a flat weave than do two smooth-textured fabrics.

4. Toss in some polka dots, stripes or even leopard prints, which are easier to mix with other patterns because they’re simple and graphic. And they’re familiar to the eye.

5. Consider the accessories. Though it’s fun to tote a print bag with a print frock, you can tone down the brights with a great tan leather bag or pair of sandals. Straw works, too.

courtesy NY Times