I was recently looking at Men's street style in Details.com. One of the main pictures I noticed was a photo where a man matched his tie pattern to his pant pattern. While some might think this is too matchy, I thought it was wonderful. It really pulled the outfit together and created a clean look. Plus the burlap colored sports jacket with the leather bag was just so darn chic.
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I think people should match their prints more. So, here's my take on how to do the same thing for women:
Scarves and Pants: Having a similar print on your top half and then on your bottom half accentuates the print, but this can be overwhelming. Having a small item around your neck allows you to match prints without being too over the top. Think of the scarf being similar to a tie seen in the picture from Details. Below is an example of how to do this with a tartan pattern.
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Layering underneath sweaters: Recently to a job interview I wore something similar in the photo below. The size of dots on the shirt varied from the size of the dots on the pants. This size variation and the sweater on top was able to break up the strong pattern, just like the sports jacket does in the photo above. I would suggest layering the strong pattern underneath a simple top.
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