Off the Wagon

One of the things I love most about fashion is that there is always something new and exciting coming down the road. I love seeing what is new and figuring out ways to use what I have to keep current or to add small inexpensive items to my wardrobe that are trendy. I am a trend watcher. I am not always a trend follower. Sometimes there are things that I just can't get on board with. For example, I'm not a big fan of polka dots, so you won't see me walking down the street in a dotted dress any time soon. You might see me with dots on my nails though.
The one trend that I am really not loving right now is mixing patterns. It's something I often encourage people to do for interior decor when I am staging their homes, but it is not something that I like seeing on the human body. I've seen lots of examples in ads, on youtube, on TV, and none of them move me. In fact, they make me think of my years in Korea, where mixing patterns seems to always be popular. I would often see a Korean walking down the street and wonder to myself if that person had gotten dressed in the dark.
Maybe I just haven't found the right outfit yet. Maybe. More likely this is a trend that is just not for me, and that's ok. Style should be individual. Sometimes we can take a trend and make it our own. Sometimes we have to make adjustments to the trend (colored pants too much for you, well dark green and olive are colors, right? safe colors). Sometimes we have to just admit that something is not for us and let other people enjoy it.

 

I found this image on Google and a brief discussion at: http://www.luuux.com/fashion/trend-mixing-patterns   My only thought:  If an outfit makes a high fashion model look like a rodeo clown, the trend is probably not right for me.

What do you think? Any trends that are a miss with you this season?