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    Sprint prints
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    Spring Prints

    Spring is always a bright season in terms of fashion. As in nature, we welcome the injection of fresh, vibrant colours to lift out spirits after the dark winter months. This coming season is no exception – for obvious reasons, it’s going to be a colourful Spring/Summer like no other! But in addition to the rainbow-block brights; bold, unapologetic prints are also on the agenda.

    For SS22, designers used playful prints to create an escape from reality, bouncing from futuristic styles to classic throwbacks. The fashion runways were awash with colourful patterns which signalled a return to joyful, optimistic times.

    Colour therapy doesn’t have to be one dimensional; prints gives us that feel-good feeling too.

    Soothing abstracts, energising stripes, satisfying geometric patterns and conversation-starting print mixes – consider how different patterns affect you. According to a PSYKE Fashion study, people who love prints are  “more optimistic, worry less and find it easier to stay in a good mood”. But prints patterns can be divisive. If you find them too cheery and noisy; opt for clean, monochromatic patterns or more muted and softer incarnations. There is really something for everyone.

    Patterns make the perfect injection to not only lift our mood but to reenergise our wardrobes too. If you are canny enough to have created a capsule wardrobe or if you favour a minimalist style; then a new print maybe all you need to update your look for the new season. 

    For the more brave of you, try print-mixing – the coolest, most on-trend way to wear print. Think florals plus leopard print as seen at Dolce & Gabbana or mixing more subtle, ditsy prints to create a boho look as seen at Etro. My top tip for successfully mixing multiple patterns is to seek out 2 common colours in each piece.

    Finally there’s a strategic element to wearing print. You can fool the eye and draw attention away or towards different areas of your body, and therefore maximise or minimise attention where you do/do not want it. For example, if you have wide hips, wear a bold, horizontal print on your upper half to balance out your frame and take the attention away from your lower half. Smaller, ditsy florals or checks will confuse the eye and are great for minimising a large bust. A vertical stripe or any vertically-aligned print will elongate your frame. 

    Florals

    Florals for Spring aren’t necessarily groundbreaking but they have been revamped this season and come in exaggerated scales or modern-vintage blooms.

    Co-ord: Zara / Dress: River Island / Blazer: H&M / Skirt: Ted Baker / Loafers: Ted Baker / Sandals: Next

    Abstract

    For SS22 designers took abstract prints to the next level. From the surreal to futuristic, either mesmerising or more psychedelic and fun.

    Jacket: Levis / Dress: Monsoon / Boots: River Island / Slip Dress: All Saints / Trainers: Selected Femme
    Dress: M&S

    Stripes

    No longer confined to the classic Breton, these practical, clean, patterns fit seamlessly into your wardrobe.

    Dress: River Island / Tank: Oliver Bonas / Trousers: Zara / Bag: Boden / Jumpsuit: Mango

    Polka Dots

    A true classic! A sophisticated print either in tiny or oversized form, they always look chic and a brown polka dot dress will forever be synonymous with Pretty Woman.

    Blazer: H&M / Jumpsuit: Next / Wedges: Mint Velvet / Dress: River Island / Earrings: M&S / Dress: Chi Chi London /

    Checks

    Gingham has always been synonymous with Spring but checkerboard and plaid add a nod to the 80s/90s.

    Blazer: Mint Velvet / Jeans: Good American / Cardigan: Zara / Dress: Monsoon / Slides: AND/Or

    Geo Prints

    Attention-grabbing or subtle, these angular, repeating shapes offer a retro feel with a contemporary twist.

    Dress: Zara / Dress: Traffic People / Shirt: M&S / Trousers: Mango / Bag: Oliver Bonas

    Which of these prints are you most drawn to? Like colour, your print preference will be linked to personality and emotion.

    Dress in main image: Kate Barton

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    Spring Prints was last modified: March 25th, 2022 by Club Forty
    25/03/2022
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    Colour Me Happy

    31/01/2022

    Clothes are transformative and I think you know by now that I am a firm believer in dopamine dressing – the idea that wearing specific clothing and colour can lift your…

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    All the Glam, All the Comfort

    03/12/2021

    Comfort and glamour is indeed a reality at Christmas time…

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    How to wear brown

    06/10/2021

    Brown is the new beige Not since the 70s has brown had such as significant presence as now. Previously considered dull and unsophisticated, brown has returned from fashion exile to be…

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    10 summer styles to flatter a big bust

    16/06/2021

    Summer’s here!!! But are you one of the many women that dreads Summer dressing because you find it hard to find summer styles that suit your ample bosom ??? Styling a…

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    A capsule wardrobe: how to achieve the sartorial Holy Grail

    18/02/2021

    The capsule wardrobe has come to epitomise ‘perfection’ in terms of a closet of clothes. It’s something I get asked about all the time… so many of you want to know…

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    A Shacket Story

    09/11/2020

    I first wrote a post on Shackets back in 2017 when the word was a relative newcomer in fashion vernacular. Fast-forward 3 years and the hybrid shirt-jacket is not only part…

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    My thoughts on AW20 trends

    24/09/2020

    Most of what we are seeing in the shops and online is an updated version of what was on trend last year…

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    Beautiful Broderie

    18/06/2020

    Now that summer appears to have arrived and socially-distanced picnics and BBQs are back on the social calendar, let’s talk about summer dressing and Broderie Anglaise in particular. French for “English…

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    Lockdown Style: Jumpsuits

    24/05/2020

    So lockdown maybe easing but if you are anything like me, you’ll be reluctant to propel yourself back into the world as we knew it. I am still very much attached…

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I’m always telling my clients that if they love a piece of clothing, they should wear it - often! This goes for statement pieces too. And this is so easy to do now that we have this more liberated fashion sense of ‘anything goes’ 🙌

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