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Home • Fashion

Celeb Style: Pretty Patterns and Prints

Make a style statement and dare to wear bold, colorful graphic prints this season.
In Living Color
Celeb Style Prints Lead
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 28, 2020
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Printed dresses are bold, stand-alone pieces that can be extremely versatile for day or night, and not as difficult to wear as you think. Here are a couple of tips to get you started:

Keep it simple with accessories. Patterned dresses don’t require much dressing up, they’re busy on their own.

Balance out a bold print with solids. For example, black tights or a navy blue sweater can help neutralize an over-the-top print.

If you’re going to add an accessory, match it up with the most prominent color in the pattern.