They Don't Go Well Together... Or Do They?

"Since my top is striped, I'll wear this plain black pants. I don't want to look like a clown". Often, this is what I tell myself when searching for clothes to wear and I'm sure most of the people share this same habit. We were either taught or given the impression that a polka-dotted shirt does not go well with a striped skirt or even a pair of checkered shoes. It was embedded in our minds that clothes with prints MUST be paired with a plain garment.

However, clothes are worn differently nowadays. People do not wear boots only when it is raining and they do not wear coats only when it is snowing. Clothes we wear are getting more personalized day by day. Some may look ridiculous with mismatched clothing but some surprisingly may look unique, in a good way. The concepts related to clothings change with time. There is no "rule" that says a blue shirt cannot be worn with a blue denim and there is no "thin" line that separates a larger striped shirt with a pair of smaller striped pants. People set their own fashion and wear what they think represents them.

So is mismatch the new black?

Photos courtesy of:
blog.lapurse.com
emmalouiselayla.blogspot.com