7 Über-Specific Print Clashes That Always Work

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Collage Vintage

Polka dots and plaid are both about as traditional as patterns come, but when combined, they make for a fun contrast. Opt for simple colorways (no zany multicolor tartans), and keep the print sizes similar so neither overpowers the look. 

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Collage Vintage

Leopard is a strong-enough print on its own to carry an entire look, but layering it with a pattern like a textured stripe can help take it from sassy to so laid-back.

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Collage Vintage

While they may seem like polar opposites, these two classic prints can totally work together. Choose an oversize houndstooth, and pair it with a simple, colour-coordinated top.

Yes, you can wear two separate stripes. The key is to choose pieces with mismatched widths: one thin and one thick. Also, feel free to mix up the colour and direction, layering a rainbow stripe horizontally with a more simple two-tone vertically, for example.

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A Love Is Blind

While mixing and matching two bold prints may seem like too much, coordinating colours and pinning everything together with plain black accessories can make this work.

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Collage Vintage

To pull off double windowpanes, layer this print in two different scales—ideally in monochrome.

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Style du Monde

Consider natural snakskin to be like a wardrobe neutral—you can offset it with all manner of other motifs and colours, but we like Giovanna Battaglia's bright, double geometric print party here.