Stripe on stripes
Stripe on stripes are great way of showing your creative side and personality. Stripes are chic, flattering and can be worn in multiple ways.
The secret to pull off stripe on stripe is to make sure the stripe patterns have something in common such as colour or width. Don’t be afraid to mix and match your stripes by wearing bigger, horizontal stripes on your top and smaller, vertical stripes on your lower half.
When wearing stripes on stripe is best to keep your accessories to a minimum. Wear vertical stripes for added height and think classy and modern when wearing stripe on stripe.
How to wear stripes on stripe
Here are inspirational looks on how to style stripe on stripes outfits without looking like a convict.
Vertical stripe trousers & horizontal stripe top: Rihanna paired her men’s Acne spring 2013 horizontal stripe tank top with a white shirt underneath it and vertical stripe trousers. She completed her look with Blue Raf Simmons coat and grey suede heels for an effortlessly polished look.
Horizontal stripe on horizontal stripe: Olivia Palermo wore distressed blue jeans with a black and white horizontal stripe top, and a horizontal peplum stripe jacket, sunglasses, red Louis Vuitton bag and a pair of nifty patent leather brogues without socks as she ran errand in New York City. Olivia look is classy for a dressed down look and her stripe patterns have the same colour in common.
Bold jailbird stripe on jailbird stripe: Rita Ora made a bold fashion statement in jailbird monochrome striped jumpsuit by Stella McCartney which teamed it up with black ankle boots and sunglasses.
Matchy matchy horizontal stripe on horizontal stripe with a pop of colour: Beyonce paired her striped high waisted pencil skirt with a matching cropped top, porkpie pie hat, sunglasses and orange stilettos for a classy polished look.
Vertical stripe on horizontal stripe look: Rita Ora looked stunning in Jonathan Saunders SS13 silver horizontal striped cropped top with a matching vertical strip miniskirt which she teamed with Sophia Webster thigh high boots for her stage performance at Virgin Media’s V Festival.
Large stripe on small stripe: Heidi Klum wore jailbird striped skirt which she paired it with small horizontal stripe sheer blouse, long necklace with a turquoise pendant and black pointed Christian Louboutin heels.
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