Pairings: Printed Pants

Hey guys! So today, I'm going to do another pairings post, this time on printed pants, or any printed bottoms, really. Have you ever had those cringe-worthy moments where you see someone wearing an outfit so 'noisy' it's painful to look at? By noisy, I mean there's so much going on in the outfit you don't even know where to start. While fashion doesn't exactly have rules, and you're allowed to express yourself in any way you want through fashion, you don't exactly want to give the person you're talking to a headache just by looking at you haha. Ok I'm gonna stop blabbing now, let's get into it :)

Ok so as you can see, I've put together two different outfits to pair with the polka-dotted jeans. If you don't already know, I have an obsession with sweaters, jeggings and anything comfortable. While dressing up and wearing heels and all sorts of accessories can be extremely fun, I honestly love nothing more than a comfy outfit. Since it's been raining quite a bit here, I thought I'd pair the jeans with sweaters. 

Now the first thing you should know when pairing patterned/printed bottoms with a top, you wanna make sure they're not 'fighting' for attention. By this, I mean, pick either one to be the 'statement' of your outfit. There isn't anything wrong with putting two different prints together in one outfit - if you do it right. You just have to make sure they're not the same size. If you look at the outfit on the right, the sweater has relatively large stripes as compared to the bottoms which have small polka dots on them. What this does it it makes it easier on the eyes of the person looking at your outfit as the difference in your top and bottoms are more distinct. However, if you were to pair a top with big stripes with a bottom that has large print too, your outfit can look too busy and overpowering. 

However, you don't always have to pair a printed top with a printed bottom. You can choose to make your polka-dotted jeans, in this case, the statement piece. I did this in the outfit on the left by pairing the printed bottoms with a plain sweater. What this does is it draws the attention to your bottoms so they stand out more. I feel that this is 'safer' if you're afraid to mix prints and patters as there's nothing that's 'fighting' with the bottoms for attention. 

So I hope this helped you guys in some ways :) Thanks for reading, I love you all xx