Author: Tippi

There’s an ongoing, all-out love affair in the fashion world with colors and prints at the moment.  Following season after season of dull, monochromatic greys and post-apocalyptic blacks, the current enthusiasm for sorbet hues, candy colors, neon brights, stripes, plaids, pop prints, clashing-print-upon-print is…whew!…welcome, but sometimes overwhelming.  I’ve always loved color and prints myself (along with whites and earth tones), so mixing patterns and different shades is something I’ve often played around with… Bright pomelo shades mixed with coral-colored brocade pants Mango-yellow accent shade & yellow brocade mixed with neutrals Streaks of salmon, pink and red mixed with woven off-white satin Photo-printed apples with shiny black vinyl was my first collection (ever!) Yellow paint splatters mixed with navy & white stripes Pinks and greys in tiny checks mix with bold plaid & lace appliqués Stripes & geometric prints in one of my favorites dresses…a silk ikat-print shift Clean, bold, geometric stripes or a mix of bright summer colors & prints In my opinion, the trick to mixing colors and prints is to start off simple…add one bold color (think grass green, apple red, lemon yellow or tangerine) to an otherwise neutral outfit.  If you can handle more, mix two or three colors in similar shades and keep your accessories neutral (fuschia and red/blue, green and violet with dark brown leather accessories, for example). As you become more comfortable with...