Tips for Mixing Prints and Patterns
Plaids and stripes? Mermaid and cheetah print? Yes and YES! These 7 tips will have you mixing prints and patterns like a pro.
Let One Print Take Charge
When mixing and matching different patterns, start by choosing one print to be the star of your outfit, and treat any additional prints as accent pieces. This will help you decide the best way to coordinate colors and finish your look.
Pictured: Juice Striped Leggings.
Make Use of Neutrals
Some patterns are subtle enough to be considered ‘neutrals’ that can be paired with almost anything. This includes stripes, plaids, and even some animal prints such as leopard print. Let these pieces serve as your accent pattern and go crazy with your second print!
Change Up the Size
Repeating patterns such as stripes, polkadots, and animal prints will often go well with a similar print in a different size or scale.
Match Your Colors
Color coordination is usually enough to make any outfit look planned and put together. Even if your patterns are drastically different, if they share the same overall hues they’ll probably look great together. If your prints are multicolored, look for a single matching color present in both designs.
Invert Key Colors
If you have a black piece with white accents, try pairing it with a white piece and black accents for a fun inverted look. You can also try matching complementary colors, such as red and green, blue and orange, or purple and yellow.
Pictured: Queen of Hearts Leggings.
Keep it in the Family
Pastels with pastels, jewel tones with jewel tones, warm colors, cool colors… you get the idea. Keep an overall color tone to your outfit and those mixed patterns will look like they’re made for each other.
Break it up with Solids
If print on print looks a little too busy to you, try putting some space between them by layering with solid pieces such as a solid colored tank top or solid leggings.
Pictured: Regal Dragon Athletic Capri.
Try Something New
Keep in mind that we’re here to give tips, NOT rule! Don’t be afraid to experiment with your favorite prints and find a look that’s completely you!
Hi Kevin! Check out this post on tips for guys who wear leggings :)
https://lotusleggings.com/blogs/blog/style-tips-for-men-who-wear-leggings
Hi, l was hoping to see some men in leggings and how they wear them at work and leisure. I only ever wear black with a long T shirt an trainers. It looks great but would like to wear more adventurous ones.
Super bummed you don’t sell the plaid leggings that the model is wearing in the email. I see you have a plaid version, but it looks nothing like what the model has on.
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