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Let me share a style secret. Or more a ’getting dressed’ secret… PRINTS. That’s the secret. Okay, so it may not sound like an earth-shattering revelation to you. It’s not like you’ve never heard of them before. BUT, I think prints may often be bypassed by those who haven’t yet been enlightened to the all-round wardrobe miracle that is a good print.
Prints are a wardrobe fix for any woman (like me) who wants to:
a) get dressed quickly
b) look vaguely stylish
c) seem like I’ve made an effort
d) feel in some way interesting
e) be clawed
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by kids without it showing
The latter point is important, because the joy of a good print is that it is so busy it doesn’t show up kid-dirt. It looks good even when it’s not pristenely clean. In fact it doesn’t just look good, it looks GREAT.
You can throw something print-ish on in nanoseconds and the print – as they say – does ’all the work.’ It grabs attention, it beckons the eye, it makes you look like you’ve made an effort – without actually making much of an effort other than choosing a good print. (And here lies the key: to wear a print
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well the print has to be worth showing off. I’ve tried and tested this theory over the last few years and obvious though it may sound, any-old print won’t do. You can’t do print for prints’ sake).
My tip is to fill your wardrobe will several printed things – a printed scarf to throw round your neck, a printed top to throw on with jeans, a printed coat to throw over anything etc. And, once you have your print repertoire, alternate them on a daily basis (or print clash if you really want to go for it). Your wonderful printed item will detract from
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all your other sins (tired eyes, unwashed hair) like a shining stylish beacon as well as making you look like you posses innate-style brilliance. Which, of course, you do.
You see…? Prints rock.
My top 5 prints
1. Leopardprint: this will never date, so it’s worth investing in great leopard pieces
2. Checks: v hot right now, see Julia Rebaudo’s 3 Ways here
3. Camouflage: A current favourite but only if worn in small doses (like a scarf)
4. Modernist: block shapes in bright colours work brilliantly
5. Florals: large winter blooms look great
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Molly Gunn - 16 Nov 13
Let me share a style secret. Or more a ‘getting dressed’ secret… PRINTS. That’s the secret. Okay, so it may not sound like an earth-shattering revelation to you. It’s not like you’ve never heard of them before. BUT, I think prints may often be bypassed by those who haven’t yet been enlightened to the all-round wardrobe miracle that is a good print.
Prints are a wardrobe fix for any woman (like me) who wants to:
a) get dressed quickly
b) look vaguely stylish
c) seem like I’ve made an effort
d) feel in some way interesting
e) be clawed by kids without it showing
The latter point is important, because the joy of a good print is that it is so busy it doesn’t show up kid-dirt. It looks good even when it’s not pristenely clean. In fact it doesn’t just look good, it looks GREAT.
You can throw something print-ish on in nanoseconds and the print – as they say – does ‘all the work.’ It grabs attention, it beckons the eye, it makes you look like you’ve made an effort – without actually making much of an effort other than choosing a good print. (And here lies the key: to wear a print well the print has to be worth showing off. I’ve tried and tested this theory over the last few years and obvious though it may sound, any-old print won’t do. You can’t do print for prints’ sake).
My tip is to fill your wardrobe will several printed things – a printed scarf to throw round your neck, a printed top to throw on with jeans, a printed coat to throw over anything etc. And, once you have your print repertoire, alternate them on a daily basis (or print clash if you really want to go for it). Your wonderful printed item will detract from all your other sins (tired eyes, unwashed hair) like a shining stylish beacon as well as making you look like you posses innate-style brilliance. Which, of course, you do.
You see…? Prints rock.
My top 5 prints
1. Leopardprint: this will never date, so it’s worth investing in great leopard pieces
2. Checks: v hot right now, see Julia Rebaudo’s 3 Ways here
3. Camouflage: A current favourite but only if worn in small doses (like a scarf)
4. Modernist: block shapes in bright colours work brilliantly
5. Florals: large winter blooms look great now
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Molly Gunn is the Curator of Goodness at Selfish Mother, a site she created for likeminded women in 2013. Molly has been a journalist for over 15 years, starting out on fashion desks at The Guardian, The Telegraph & ES Magazine before going freelance in 2006 to write for publications including Red, Stella, Grazia, Net-A-Porter and ELLE. She now edits Selfish Mother and creates #GoodTees which are sold via TheFMLYStore.com and John Lewis and have so far raised £650K for charity. Molly is mother to Rafferty, 5, Fox, 3 and baby Liberty. Molly is married to Tom, aka music producer Tee Mango and founder of Millionhands. They live, work and play in Somerset.
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