Prints Charming

by Emily

You’d think I have some sort of aversion to graphic prints since almost every item in my closet is a solid color. The one exception is my love for stripes (as seen here, here, here and here), but even that is far and few between. This season, I’m determined to add a bit more spice to my outfits and luckily for me, there are plenty of prints from which to choose.

1. Marc by Marc Jacobs - $530
2. Leaves of Grass - $425
3. Forever 21 - $24.80
4. Forever 21 - $12.80
5. Topshop - $60
6. Milly - $325
7. Topshop - $50
8. Forever 21 - $18.90
9. Topshop - $80

89 comments

1 ambersnotebook.com { 01.28.10 at 1:12 am }: I love 3, 5,6, 8 and 9!
2 Wei Wei { 01.28.10 at 1:14 am }: great choices you have there emily
3 ♥Lola { 01.28.10 at 1:18 am }: I’m in love with the third dress
4 Heather { 01.28.10 at 1:28 am }: I love prints! I’ll take #2, 5, 6, 8, and 10

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5 whatdialike { 01.28.10 at 1:38 am }: love prints, good selection.
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6 Decadent Luxe { 01.28.10 at 1:50 am }: Love #5, 6, 7 & 9!
7 Ele BORO { 01.28.10 at 2:12 am }: Number 7 and 9!! Get ‘em. Have all your necklaces on etsy sold? Did you put them up already? Will there be more? They were lovely!
8 Jacqueline { 01.28.10 at 2:26 am }: I adore the skirts! xo

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9 Marie { 01.28.10 at 3:11 am }: I love # 1, 2, 5 & 6… I need to add more pattern to my wardrobe too and for whatever reason it’s always in skirts. Lol

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10 Marika { 01.28.10 at 3:45 am }: Reeeally like №2 3 5 and 7!
nice prints

Marika
11 mode in italy { 01.28.10 at 4:16 am }: n.1 and 7 are really great!
12 Devs { 01.28.10 at 4:49 am }: I’m really loving numbers 5 and 6! Good choices
13 steph jay { 01.28.10 at 4:51 am }: i’ve fallen in love with 4 and 8.
14 AlysonIsNeat { 01.28.10 at 5:04 am }: I am a sucker for polka dots. I love them! Thanks for putting this together!
15 Renee @ eatliveshop.com { 01.28.10 at 5:05 am }: i love prints and am hope to include more into my ever growing wardrobe of solid black and grey! i love number 3!!

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16 Parker { 01.28.10 at 5:17 am }: So. cute. I was so excited to see that 3 and 8 were from Forever21 and that I surprisingly didn’t go for the most expensive thing on the list! Maybe this means I’m evolving… Actually, it’s probably more like Emily is just really good at finding cute, affordable things

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17 Snapshot Fashion { 01.28.10 at 5:55 am }: wow! i love every last piece pictured here. SO PRETTY!
18 Amanda { 01.28.10 at 5:56 am }: so many fun options!

(and what a cute post title!)
19 Signature Scent { 01.28.10 at 6:02 am }: I’m the same - love prints but my own wardrobe is full of block colour. Some great looks here though.
20 Mayyada { 01.28.10 at 6:22 am }: You know what! I’m not very much into prints, I don’t think I own anything with print, I like plain solid simple colours.

I do have leopard flats though - GORGEOUS I love them.

From what you picked, I love #3 and #8
The #3 one reminds of the infamous Oscar De La Renta floral print dress.
21 paula { 01.28.10 at 6:22 am }: why do I always fall for the high dollar ones?
22 C. { 01.28.10 at 6:57 am }: Ooh, 5 and 7 are my favorites. I can’t wait for flowery prints! It’s -8 below windchill right now in Chicago, so flowers are the last thing on my mind!
23 rika { 01.28.10 at 7:07 am }: love love love ! those are amazing and beautiful !
24 Christina { 01.28.10 at 7:07 am }: I think I have the same problem. I mean I think I am a fashion risk taker but then I cant find anything to wear. More prints it is!
25 Amanda { 01.28.10 at 7:08 am }: Of course my favorite one is $425.
26 Paige { 01.28.10 at 7:08 am }: of course my two favorites are the two most expensive ones. damn my champagne taste!
27 hannah { 01.28.10 at 7:10 am }: i love that you display affordable and somewhat luxurious tops together
its truly about style!
28 Erica { 01.28.10 at 7:14 am }: I love #5…I also have a thing for stripes.
29 Sally { 01.28.10 at 7:18 am }: I am on a quest to get more prints into my wardrobe. Thanks for these lovely recommendations!
30 Jessica, Haute Teapot { 01.28.10 at 7:19 am }: Love the little play on words for the title, my fav is the first dress.

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31 sylvie of silver lining { 01.28.10 at 7:32 am }: excited to see the impossibly cool ensembles associated with these darling printed pieces. absolutely adore the milly poet tunic & the sweet topshop dot skirt.

xo,
sylvie of silver lining
32 Tara { 01.28.10 at 7:36 am }: All so gorgeous! I have also been considering that floral tank. Super cute…
33 Sarah { 01.28.10 at 7:36 am }: Love that first dress and the tunic (#6). Great picks!

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34 patty { 01.28.10 at 7:37 am }: I adore 3, 8 and 9! Can’t wait to see you rocking prints. While you’re at it, why not try mixing them?
35 Emily { 01.28.10 at 7:44 am }: I adore these prints! My favorite look is a print dress or skirt with dark tights (black or brown)!
36 Target-Addict { 01.28.10 at 7:48 am }: I have the same aversion to prints, and I’m not sure why. I like them on the racks, but very few of them make it home to my closet.
37 Jenna { 01.28.10 at 7:49 am }: a good print is hard to find, but No. 4 & 6 hit the spot just right!
38 Ameena { 01.28.10 at 8:03 am }: I love #6…Milly just makes beautiful clothing!
39 joslyn { 01.28.10 at 8:19 am }: i am LOVING that marc by marc jacobs number
40 Vivian { 01.28.10 at 8:24 am }: They’re all so pretty! I have the opposite problem - more prints than solids [for tops at least].

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41 Bianca { 01.28.10 at 8:30 am }: I know exactly what you mean about adding prints! I have a few.. but I feel like in the end I choose the solid!

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42 katy { 01.28.10 at 8:52 am }: Oh — I love the Milly one. And I love the long sleeve/short dress look — I’m going to have to do a post on that!
43 megan { 01.28.10 at 8:54 am }: my favorites are from forever 21! I want dress #3!!!

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44 Jen Tarte { 01.28.10 at 9:18 am }: I love #5 and all the skirts!
45 beth gales { 01.28.10 at 9:22 am }: These are great finds! I tend to go with solids too, but maybe I need to get outside my box!
46 Melissa { 01.28.10 at 9:42 am }: I love the last row of three! So pretty!
47 elledee { 01.28.10 at 9:43 am }: I am drooling over that black and gold one!
48 Jen Laceda { 01.28.10 at 9:44 am }: I love no.2 & 5!!!
49 Jennifer { 01.28.10 at 9:54 am }: I just recently started following you blog…and I love this post! Thanks!
50 al!ce { 01.28.10 at 9:58 am }: oh i am a sucker for prints! i love colors, patterns, and exciting garmets! i have resolved to make my closet more solid, and interchangeable… but with all the amazing prints in store this spring, it will be hard to resist!
51 Shen Dove Style { 01.28.10 at 9:58 am }: They’re all all lovely, but I’m partial to number 3 and number 7.
52 Michelle { 01.28.10 at 10:15 am }: LOVE them all…

this fits right in..saw it wanted it.

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53 Tiffany { 01.28.10 at 10:26 am }: I love all of these! It figures my favourite is the most expensive.
54 Josie { 01.28.10 at 10:28 am }: Ahhh, why am I always drawn to the expensive things? Typical. I as well have very few prints in my closet — it’s not that I’m scared of them, but there are just so many bad one sout there. Love, love, love the Leaves of Grass dress!
xxoo Josie
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55 k deras { 01.28.10 at 10:49 am }: Your blog is CRAP!
.
Should be named Cashmere & craps!

Uh yeah really boring just passed by today and had to say this. SUCKY ASS PHOTOS, TEXT. Why do people read this shit? Looks like a fly by night kinda page.
56 thebeautyfile { 01.28.10 at 10:54 am }: I love love love love love the Milly!
57 Sasha b. { 01.28.10 at 11:03 am }: Great choices! Love them all. and I love the title for this post..clever!

xoxo black n gold a la mode
58 Chaucee { 01.28.10 at 11:05 am }: I love wearing prints with solids It makes me feel pretty!
59 Jacqueline { 01.28.10 at 11:13 am }: I too am trying to wear more prints this year. I not only favor solids but neutrals. So boring! The Marc Jacobs dress is an awesome way to break my bad habits.
60 mart and lu { 01.28.10 at 11:31 am }: i love them all…i cannot wait for the weather to warm up so that i can finally wear my summer dresses!
61 Lindsay { 01.28.10 at 11:31 am }: oooh, i love them all
62 The Budget Babe { 01.28.10 at 11:40 am }: i can definitely see you wearing #9, but i love the whole bunch of them (even if i, too, am guilty of mostly wearing solids and stripes).
63 Lexie { 01.28.10 at 12:05 pm }: this is the first time my eye was initially drawn to the cheap pieces! yes!
64 Orlando personal injury lawyer { 01.28.10 at 12:08 pm }: All very wearable. Lovely!
65 Henriette { 01.28.10 at 12:13 pm }: So sweet! Very spring’ish! So sad all the cheap alternatives are from Forever21, and its not in Europe Stupid Europe..
-Helis.blogg.no
66 K { 01.28.10 at 12:46 pm }: Sad times. Of course I had to instantly be drawn to the most expensive item.
67 Kimmy { 01.28.10 at 1:13 pm }: The best is when you can’t tell which pieces are expensive and inexpensive. I mean, realllllly.

xx

Kimmy

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68 Helena { 01.28.10 at 1:23 pm }: love the prints, and the milly tunic has such a beautiful color!!
69 Mandy { 01.28.10 at 1:44 pm }: the milly is to dieeee for
70 Dyan { 01.28.10 at 1:49 pm }: This is such a great roundup of prints! Thanks for sharing! =)
71 alyssa { 01.28.10 at 1:59 pm }: http://alyssa-goldfiction.blogspot.com/
love them all
72 the style spotter { 01.28.10 at 2:00 pm }: i love them all!

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73 Natalie { 01.28.10 at 2:22 pm }: Oooh love the Milly top!

~ Natalie
74 Tina Z { 01.28.10 at 2:51 pm }: I like #1! I wear a lot of solids myself but always admire prints on other women, need to change that, stat.
75 kaitlynn { 01.28.10 at 5:05 pm }: Hi i LOVE your blog, you have fab style! i’m starting a blog for the online fashion site Sheckys!
Follow if you would like

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76 Peace.Love.Nutrition { 01.28.10 at 5:18 pm }: I tend to NEVER wear prints! I love my black wardrobe that I spruce up with cool earrings, necklaces, scarves, & belts! Maybe just maybe I’ll try and branch out this Spring because those dresses are pretty cute! haha

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77 Megan { 01.28.10 at 8:10 pm }: I’m not going to lie, I love myself a little grandma floral print sometimes! You have my support towards a life filled with pattern Emily : )

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78 Emily the Panda { 01.28.10 at 8:53 pm }: i agree with you about wanting to put more prints into my life… up until now, my life has been full of solid colors, some stripes here and there but i stayed far away from prints. I think I’m ready to embrace them now that i am 24.
79 Cafe Fashionista { 01.28.10 at 8:55 pm }: The Milly top is SO calling my name - the color is heaven!!
80 jessica rodgers { 01.28.10 at 9:19 pm }: i love the title!
81 jamieofalltrades { 01.28.10 at 9:51 pm }: Why do I always love the most expensive ones?
82 dancinginchiffon { 01.28.10 at 11:07 pm }: love the third dress!
83 Heather { 01.29.10 at 12:37 am }: Ah, I love #5, cant believe its F21!! Those shoulders are great!

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84 Heather { 01.29.10 at 12:38 am }: I meant #3…geesh
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85 The Fancier { 01.29.10 at 6:25 am }: #7 just might have to make it’s way to my closet. Thanks for putting out there!
86 Brittany { 01.29.10 at 12:42 pm }: i have the milly one at my work and it looks a bit moo-mooish in person haha. and i looove the top shop one!! i wish they’d open an LA store already!

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87 Isabelle { 01.29.10 at 1:04 pm }: I cant get over how classy and perfect the #2 dress is; it’s such a stunner!
88 All Women Stalker { 01.29.10 at 3:45 pm }: I have a skirt similar to 9 and I always find excuses to wear it
89 Natalia { 01.29.10 at 10:29 pm }: I was JUST talking about how my closet seems so boring with all the solid colors– my only variation is stripes also. We’re like twins!

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