Hello and welcome back to Your Stylist! Today, Katelyn from Katalina Girl will be showing how to mix prints in an ensemble. Tradtional outfit advice from photographers would say this is a big no no,especially the stripes, but you all know I don’t agree with that! Dress for your body type, scenery, and then take it up a notch!

Katelyn, of Katalina Girl, shares her rules about prints:

I follow a few fun and “loosely” thought up rules when it comes to mixing and matching prints.

1. Combine a large print with a smaller print or a dense print with a less dense print.
2. Offset floral prints with stripes or polka dots.
3. Cheetah really does go with everything. It’s basically a neutral.
4. Polka dots and stripes always work together.
5. Double up on the same print. It looks super put together.
6. Gingham prints always serves as a great base layer.
7. Wear different prints of the same color scheme. They will look made for each other!

When mixing and matching prints you have to be open-minded and willing to try on and play around. Put things together you normally would not. You’d be surprised to see how many things you can actually mix to match.

Outfit 1 (Playful):
This playful look also follows rule #2. I offset these floral print shorts with a striped top. The shorts have a lot of color in them so I downplayed the look with a black and white top.