Printed Pants: Wear them like a stylist!

Printed pants have been around for a few seasons now and I simply love them! They add a punch of personality to your outfits, they're comfortable and if you follow my simple tips you'll find them easy to style too.

First things first: It all comes down to your relationship with your pins - this will determine the shape and style of printed pants for you.

Long, lean, slender or toned? Would you use any or all of these words to describe your legs? If you answered yes then WOW you lucky gal!! I am slightly green with envy! The key to making printed pants work for you is to make sure their enhancing your lovely legs! Try skinny and straight leg pants especially cropped and "cigarette" styles that show off your ankles. And now that we've reached the summer months try printed tailored shorts too.

1. Necklace: Rare Rabbit $39.95
2. Loose tank: Witchery $34.95
3. Printed jeans: Sportscraft $119.95
4. Satchel bag: Fossil $279.00
5. Shoes: Witchery $99.95

And for the rest of us mere mortals whose legs resemble stumps rather that stilts there's the loose, baggy or harem styles. The plus side is that this style of printed pant is trending right now so they're easy to find and you can really take your pick from an assortment of colours and prints.



1. Necklace: Thousand Island Dressing $26.00 (on sale)
2. Tank top: Seed $99.95
3. Printed pants: Country Road $52.46 (on sale)
4. Tassel cross-body bag: Colette Hayman $29.95
5. Sandals: Country Road $37.46 (on sale)
 

Now that we've determined the two distinct types of printed pants you now need to know what to wear with them...and this is super simple! Just think "opposites attract" - that is, if you're wearing a skinny or tailored pair of printed pants opt for a loose, flowy or relaxed top or shirt. OR if you're wearing baggy printed pants its crucial that you keep your top half fitted or tailored.

There's a few other tips to keep in mind too so here are my DOs and DON'Ts:

DO wear the best style for your body shape
DO choose prints in colours that compliment your skin tone
DO choose the fabric carefully: Polyester will hang nicely and smooth over curves whilst cotton is light and breathable for Summer.
DO accessorise! Try a necklace which repeats one of the colours in the printed pants to really pull the whole outfit together.
DO try mixing prints: This might seem scary so ease into it by sticking to black and white.
DO rock them in Summer with slides, sandals and thongs and in Winter with boots and ballet flats.
DO add a blazer to take them from casual to corporate.

DON'T wear baggy printed pants with baggy tops because your frame will just be swamped with fabric.
DON'T allow onlookers to wonder if you're wearing your pyjamas! Follow my dos and don'ts!

Your stylist,
Megan x