https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:55:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976982 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 20:41:41 +0000 Chris987 1976982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, these outfits are stunning!&nbsp; You are indeed queen of neutral pattern mixing and chevron stripe, Angie got it SO right I especially love how you combine Black/white prints with medium to light brown accessories (including bookending your hair). Most of your b/w patterns are far more interesting and artistic than anything I own, so I'm going to try to look for that.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976843 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 01:32:04 +0000 Brooklyn 1976843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Alicewonderland! The ombré jacket is my favourite wardrobe item.</p> <p>Thanks Rachy. You are the true queen of pattern mixing.</p> <p>Thanks Katerina! That’s one of the few outfits I’ve ever posted wearing pants (they are jeans but they pass for pants).</p> <p>Thanks TG! That’s day 2 hair (or maybe day 3) after flat ironing it. I straighten it and it gradually reverts to type (wavy/curly). Sometimes that looks OK but sometimes the ends start to flip up in a Carol Brady way. Drives me bonkers! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976791 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:26:52 +0000 Alicewonderland 1976791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, good eye! I love the ombré jacket. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976784 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 18:44:48 +0000 rachylou 1976784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh man. So good! Esp love 7 &amp; 10. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976782 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 18:37:32 +0000 Katerina 1976782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooklyn, these are all gorgeous. You are so talented. What a joy and inspiration!<br />I adore no 10 in particular - there is something special about that outfit, the silhouette maybe... wow!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976728 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:23:01 +0000 Helena 1976728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow wow wow ... You are just stunningly gorgeous is every way. These outfits are amazing. And HOW do you get that perfect bend in your hair, as per photo #1? Is it natural? A flat iron? Literally cartoon hearts popping out of my eyes right now </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976680 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 07:40:10 +0000 Brooklyn 1976680@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, and thanks Bijou too! (I am on my phone so it gets tricky scrolling back and forth.) I think you can count your owl bag as a pattern. And your boa bao bag. I think you are already pattern mixing quite a bit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes/page/2#post-1976678 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 07:36:22 +0000 Brooklyn 1976678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Cee! I hope they bring the sniffers dogs with them :)</p> <p>Thanks FT. And thanks for noticing the organisation of the post. That took a bit of time and it’s nice to know it’s appreciated. My hair is naturally very wavy into curly. I often straighten it because it’s completely unpredictable, especially in humidity. If I could get it to look like it does in pic 4 all the time I’d spare it the flat iron And I do love teal and am particularly fond of blue-green patterns but both are hard to find. I’d like to incorporate more.</p> <p>Thanks JAileen, Lyn and Elizabeth!</p> <p>Jessikams, thanks! I do like a bit of dusty pink and a bit of romance :)</p> <p>Jenni, thanks! You are sweet. I look forward to seeing your bright mixes. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.</p> <p>Happy thanksgiving to all! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976628 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 22:51:37 +0000 Cee 1976628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooklyn... if that was anymore killer, you'd be receiving a visit from the Homicide Squad and CSI. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976626 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 22:05:01 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1976626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>The way you've organized this post is nice. And the outfits are, of course, superb. Quite a few were so harmonious that I had to look for more than one pattern! Also, I haven't seen your hair the way you're wearing it in 7 and some of the others. I like it! Also&nbsp; new you to me are the colors you're wearing in the last one. They are great on you. Thanks for sharing. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Suz, you are quite right. I am finding, now that I have my winter things out again, for the first time in years, that many of them are monochromatic. I will have to be quite intentional about adding pattern whenever I get something new. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976560 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 15:16:01 +0000 JAileen 1976560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are just wonderful. I love your ombre jacket. And #21 is so fabulous my head is spinning! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976538 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:55:31 +0000 lyn67 1976538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, My, this is a treat for me&nbsp; to see some of you killer gorgeous&nbsp; older and newer outfits gathered here together! Love the new if I can remember well burgundy lace up long boots, wow!!!! Of course I can hardly pick a favourite say&nbsp; all&nbsp; the middle column if I'd really have to:-))))-but love dearly all your outfits and you do pattern mixes like a pro you really are! Thank you so much for inspiration, and Happy Thanksgiving!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976532 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:28:54 +0000 Elizabeth P 1976532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is fantastic Brooklyn, thanks for pulling these together into one post like this.&nbsp; It really helps to get a sense of your style, as well as how you approach pattern mixing.&nbsp; A true treat.&nbsp; Too many favs to list... Queen Neutral Pattern Mixing indeed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976530 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:09:40 +0000 Jessikams 1976530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooklyn, always a treat to see your outfit photos. Really beautiful, and though at first glance many seem “monochromatic,” in fact there is a lot of subtle color mixed in there. Especially dusty pink, I think. Although I don’t think of you as wearing “a lot” of pink, but the touches of rose color add to the romantic feeling. Your wavy hair looks kind of romantic too, so it all works. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976512 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 11:36:35 +0000 Jenni NZ 1976512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm amazed at your gorgeousness as usual Brooklyn. And I'm amused at your husband knowing the lingo. Sometimes now mine asks me "How are the ladies of the forum today?" ( Referencing "The Ladies of the Forum of the Court of King Caractacus", old Rolf Harris song. While clearing our 27 years of detritus from the current house we found an old Rolf Harris record, which made us shudder with his relatively recent convictions).<br /> I can try bright pattern mixing instead of you, when I get home from Bali :)<br /> I haven't bought much else, just 2 beautiful pairs silver earrings I can post about at a later point.<br /> Love your monochrome renditions. I love monochrome as well as bright colours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976509 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:29:17 +0000 Bijou 1976509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So glad to hear that your husband appreciates how gorgeous you are! I hope you have a fantastic lunch tomorrow.</p> <p>Thank you for posting this, I would like to pattern mix more, so this post is giving me lots of inspiration. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976506 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 09:49:17 +0000 Brooklyn 1976506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awe, thanks cousin MJ! You like the black and white mixes on me. I reckon you can do more adventurous full colour versions!</p> <p>Thanks Joy! Still waiting to see yours....Anytime in the next day or so would be fine :)</p> <p>Thanks Shevia! I hope it wasn’t too early for the *loud* patterns. </p> <p>Thanks Suz for your lovely detailed response. I agree that patterned and embellished accessories can add a lot to an outfit. I’ve got a lot of wear out of my black and white bags, also my leopard bag and the newer diamond pattern MK bag. I’m much more drawn to pattern and texture than I am to colour, which is pretty obvious I guess.</p> <p>Sooo... my husband and I are going out to lunch tomorrow. And he said to me **can you wear one of those pattern mix “thingies”? ** He knows all the lingo, ha ha! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976498 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 08:42:53 +0000 Mirjana 1976498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, how beautiful outfits! Love all. I agree with Angie, you are Queen of that pattern mixing and I especially like how you mix stripes and floral and chevron. I will make a note. It's really very difficult to pick favourites, as they are all wonderful, but at the moment I like the best #3, 4 , 12, 16 and 21. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976475 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 05:28:41 +0000 Anonymous 1976475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Suz said. You make it look so easy. #13 and 17 may be my favorite ever of your outfits but it is all fabulous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976463 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:14:16 +0000 Jaime 1976463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a treat first thing in the morning! Unfortunately as it is truly first thing I can't be very specific, but I love the way you also use necklaces and even your hair as part of the pattern mix. Zebra bag is gorgeous. Your pattern mixes are so cohesive that they become their own 'whole is greater than the parts' pattern. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976462 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:11:17 +0000 Suz 1976462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. A master class indeed. You do pattern mixing like nobody's business and make it look easy and effortless. I find it difficult to pick a favourite, too, but what I love most of all is how all these outfits express your style and feel very much like "you." I think this is partly because you have refined your own neutrals and colours to such a degree that -- as you say -- they feel cohesive. But you also do great things with proportion. And you have the <b>right </b>pieces.&nbsp;</p> <p>A lot of people can't do pattern mix "lite" because they tend to buy simple solid accessories. I think a leopard or cheetah or floral (or what have you) bag or belt or shoe or scarf in one's favourite neutrals/ colours is basically a gift from the gods and we should all be so lucky to find as many as you have!! I love how these items add interest to an outfit in an almost exponential way.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976461 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:11:11 +0000 Brooklyn 1976461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Aquamarine! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976459 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:10:04 +0000 Brooklyn 1976459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Taylor. For me it’s a good reason, when buying a patterned item, to stick with patterns that only have 2 or 3 major colours. It makes mixing much easier. For me, if a pattern has 4 or more colours, it’s pretty hard to mix it with another pattern that has 4 or more other colours, even if 1 or 2 colours are the same. It starts to look quite hectic. Not that it can’t be done, it just can’t be done by me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976457 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:02:27 +0000 Aquamarine 1976457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You make it look so effortless. I don’t even think *ah, she’s pattern mixing* when I see your outfits. It’s just smooth, cohesive, elegant...always. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976456 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 03:56:45 +0000 taylor 1976456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally agree with you on this . Pattern mixing is much more complicated (for me)by adding lots of colors AND colorful designs ...just too much for me to even attempt.<br /> I am almost strictly a neautral person anyway so adding shades of neutral designs in complimentary hues is something I find very appealing ,and I must say you did a fantastic job!<br /> I just have little to no clothing with print or design ..., graphic , floral, or otherwise, to pull this off . So a big thank you for all the visual inspiration </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976443 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 02:21:16 +0000 Brooklyn 1976443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no Sally! The temptation! I’ve been really disciplined this Spring partly because it’s not my season and partly because I’m not working within an office as much as I did this time last year. So I’ve suddenly lost interest in work clothes. I think I will just skip Summer and go straight to Autumn </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976441 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 02:03:40 +0000 Sal 1976441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like that skirt (sadly I have really spent my budget already this spring summer and there is a great new boutique opened less than five minutes walk from my house!!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976438 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 01:41:07 +0000 Brooklyn 1976438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Amy Isabella! You are always so positive.</p> <p>Sally, I love the asymmetric skirts and am contemplating duplicating the first one in another pattern because I haven’t bought much for Spring/Summer. And “Queen Ombré” makes my toes tingle (as Angie might say)!</p> <p>Angie, I would expect nothing less from you :)</p> <p>Thanks Jussie, Smittie and Bonnie!</p> <p>Thanks Taylor! I think my neutral pattern mixing is pretty easy. I find it much harder if there are lots of colours involved. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976432 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:54:03 +0000 Amy Isabella 1976432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A fab masterclass in pattern mixing! You never put a stylish foot wrong and always look so effortlessly pulled together. Super inspirational :). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lots-of-pattern-mixes#post-1976431 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:53:54 +0000 Sal 1976431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great inspiration!!&nbsp; Lots of lovely looks but my pics are 1 2 3 5 8 19:)&nbsp; (love the A line and assymetric skirts obviously!)</p> <p>And I think Angie should have said Queen Ombre too along with Chevron and Neutral Pattern Mix but that might be too greedy.</p>