Last post for now, I promise! Thoughts on status prints?

catgirl

Seeing these everywhere... Didn't think I liked them, but there's something appealing about this. Or maybe it's just because I'm SYC that everything looks good.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/vi.....ltback=821

13 years ago

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annagybe

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I love them, but I want a dress or a top. Because realistically I really don't wear my skirts.

http://www.revolveclothing.com.....ver+Canyon

ETA
http://www.shopbop.com/ombre-p.....orId=10917

13 years ago

K. Period.

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I like placement prints, but I'm always a little shy of buying. They run the risk of fig leaf fail, or at least that's what I'm calling it now that I read Shannon's "thanks, but no thanks" post on them!

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ement-fail

13 years ago

Diana

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I love them. I really want a waistless shift dress with a print like this, but have not managed to find one that is not icky fabric.

Why are they called status prints? When I saw your post title, at first I thought you were talking about something like Burberry plaid!

13 years ago

Mellllls

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oh wow, i love it.

13 years ago

Jonesy

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I think prints like this are fab. I do wonder if, since they are everywhere right now, they will seem dated pretty quickly? Hard to say... I have never heard them called "status" prints, so I'm curious about Nordstrom's usage too...

13 years ago

rae

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Never knew they were called that!

I personally don't feel them calling to me. They remind me of the baroque period (for whatever reason), and that's just something that doesn't resonate with me. I don't have a negative opinion of them, though.

13 years ago

Jyoti

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I think there are a few different types of prints that are related enough to be called a 'status print' in this manner!

I don't like the chain/scarf prints, personally. I LOVE the baroque thing that's trending now (but would prefer beading and embroidery to just a print). I find myself warming up to prints like this more recently!

I actually just bought a dress with a print I would put in this category today, but I bought it without trying thinking I could return it, and it doesn't fit AND it turns out it's on final sale! Boo. I might put it in the style exchange though. xD

13 years ago

Scarlet

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I love it, but it doesn't seem like "you".

13 years ago

catgirl

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I think the name ccomes from the traditional look of a scarf print like Hermes or Chanel in olden times. But I could be wrong.

I'm just posting these questions for fun, Scarlet - not because I'm considering everything I post! Lord help me if that were the case...

13 years ago

Ingunn

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I like it! It is a very bold pattern, and it would be fun to create an outfit around it.

I'm not sure I would actually buy this particular skirt, but who knows? I'm always playing safe when I shop, and the result is a boring closet full of basics. Getting exposed to all the ideas here at YLF might easily change that. Keep'em coming!

13 years ago

April

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In this dose, too busy and riotously colorful pour moi. Can't shake the feeling that someone took a scarf and made it into a skirt, but I'm notoriously slow at eye adjustment.

ETA: I do think there is a pattern placement issue here, as in "X marks the spot" with the front view, and "picture frame" on the derriere...

13 years ago

ramya

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Una,
This reminds me of all the outfits we used to get stitched out of Mom's sarees... This is pretty common in all the colleges in India... The kurtas, the tops and the skirts
Strange how this is becoming an international rage now

13 years ago

Claudia

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Wore some status prints for work attire in the '90s. Always felt a bit like a poser in them. Now that I am mature enough in years for them to feel more age and station-in-life appropriate to more match my mental associations with it, they feel too cliche for me, and don't hold much appeal to my current style persona aspirations.

I do admire them on the young, trendy bloggers and the pizzazz and flair in which they style them, though, with the likes of Atlantic-Pacific pairing a status print dress with a safari jacket for example. They make them look fresh instead of "ladies who lunch."

13 years ago

Anonymous

tee-hee, this one looks like: here's my uterus!

13 years ago

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I'm strangely drawn to them, though they are not what I would consider my style. Maybe in a funky cut, one shoulder blouson dress or something . . . but not in a classic pencil skirt.

13 years ago

Janet

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I am drawn to these prints since I love bold patterns and prints, but I am picky about them, especially on my bottom half since they can emphasize the hips a bit too much for my liking. Plus there's the question of awkward pattern placement (LOLing at "here's my uterus!"). Id be more likely to choose a blouse or dress in one of these patterns than a skirt, and then funk it up with denim and boots to keep it from looking too 90s office wear.

13 years ago

Carole

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I know what you mean, I have seen dresses in this pattern and it grows on you! I like it!

13 years ago

MsMary

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I like them! I loved this one at Atlantic-Pacific: http://atlantic-pacific.blogsp.....roque.html. Despite the army vest and despite the fact that the pattern seemed to accentuate her reproductive area! LOL

13 years ago

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Rae, interesting that it reminds you of baroque. In the visual arts, that period was all about ornamentation and intricacy, so it certainly makes sense. I am not a great fan of the architecture or paintings of the era, but I absolutely love the music, for some strange reason.

13 years ago

cjh

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I like print skirts, but I don't like purple much, so this one is ... meh. The idea is good - however, I found my print skirts to be challenging when stepping outside the original outfit I had developed.

It requires a reversal of thinking. Normally I wear plain, neutral bottoms with color or prints, accessories on top. When I wear a print skirt, I have to put the plain and neutral on top, and that feels odd. Since I have become more used to the idea, it isn't quite as difficult, and I am usually happy with the results.

13 years ago

rae

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JR, I like the music, too. I used to play a LOT of Bach as a kid in piano lessons...

13 years ago

Mellllls

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now, i'm curious. i'm not entirely sure what makes something a status print. i have a dress that may qualify. can't find a current picture of me wearing it though. will try to find one.

13 years ago

ironkurtin

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I think on the right item, of course! So long as we're not talking about logos (blech).

13 years ago

bj1111

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i love it on skirts and pants. not so fond of so much color next to my face like a dress or jacket.

13 years ago

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