Posted on 09 May 2009

Following up on a Trend we recently reviewed about the Pattern Mixing, you should see the Suno Fall 2009 Collection. For their second collection Suno is going strong on the colors and African inspired textiles – After producing their samples in NY, they send them to Kenya where the garments are produced in small workshops by artisans. This collection is inspired by a mix of East African and downtown NY women. Girls you are lucky! I would love to see a cool African inspired collection for Men.

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Posted on 30 April 2009

Looks like another big Trend is coming our way: Its called the Pattern Mix: a mix of colors and pattern ( especially African ones) all worn together. So how do we do it? Simple. You mix different colors , patterns and fabrics. Consider wearing plaid or animal print with stripes, floral prints with stripes, polka dots or animal prints, and any of fall’s random patterns with animal prints or floral prints, as well. It is similar to a Gypsy-Chic look. I Like it ! These two editorial show it pretty well:
Edito #1 from Mixte Magazine (Model: Kendra Spears )- Edito #2 from The Time Style (Model: Arlenis Sosa)


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