Stitches - AU (2019-08)

WearWhat When

ByEddiFrantz

FAIR WEATH

You’veseenthemallspring...theyseemto be

everywhere!Butareallthosestrong,graphic

printsREALLYworkable?Wesayyes!... and

in somanyways,nomatterwhatyourshape.

The strong, geometric nature of this

summer'sbest printsactuallyworks intheir

favour,asthey canbe scaledupordown to

suitanygarmentwithout losinganyoftheir

impact.Thinkyou’retoocurvyfor a printed

pant,forexample?Picka monotonegeometric

print that's really compact, in coordinating

tonestoyourtop(betterif thattopis tunic-

length!) as we show in theSimplicity outfi t

at left.It’sa fail-safestrategytowearingprint

belowthewaist,evenonsummer’swider leg

styles,a shapewe will seelots moreofnext

year(see another sensationalprint pant and

tuniclookforcurviertypesonpage22).

Or maybe you think those sorts of prints

are too bold or busy for your petite frame?

Even a strongly printed dress won’t swamp

youif youkeepthatshapesleek,simpleand

ontheshorterside.TheknockoutlittleA-line

numbersby Butterickand New Look at left

arenotonlythe‘newsiest’shapesaround this

seasonbut,thankstotheirclassicsimplicity,

will look great for many summersto come,

especiallyincrispblackandwhite.

GRAPHIC PRINTS

Main image: Butterick B6066, Misses/Miss
Petite sizes: 6 – 22.
Insets (top to bottom): New Look 6263 dress,
Misses’ sizes: 8 – 18.
Simplicity 1431 tunic and pants, Misses’/Plus
sizes: 10 – 28W.

Some of summer’s headlining