Minimalists Are Clutching Their Pearls Over This Summer Trend, But I'm Loving It
It's time to say a prayer for the minimalists. Bold graphic prints have arrived in time for the new season, and by the looks of things, they'll be here for a bit. The wave of striking prints is a welcomed reprieve from the mountain of beige and black that's been flooding my feed as of late. I love the classics just as much as the next person, but I also love the idea of really shaking things up in the summer. These prints do just that.
Courtesy of brands such as Louisa Ballou, Miaou, and Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic prints are shaping up to be one of the most notable trends backed by the fashion crowd in 2022. Insiders have been loving them all, from artistic Renaissance-era prints to colorful scenic landscapes. Although the trend is quite literally the antithesis of a white button-down, it's just as easy to mix into your own wardrobe. Keep scrolling to check out a smorgasbord of pieces that exemplify the trend along with some really A1 outfit inspo.
Styled with Barbie heels—another emerging trend we've noted here at Who What Wear—this dress is a complete winner.
Definitely buy the matching skirt.
I'm convinced no one does prints like ACNE Studios.
This would look great styled with a pair of jeans.
Printed mesh, in particular, is a micro-trend on its own, and if you're looking to invest, try a piece from Ottolinger.
For neutral lovers, here's a way to interpret the trend.
Louisa Ballou is arguably the queen of prints.
If I had it my way, my entire closet would be nothing but Jean Paul Gaultier prints. The designer's famed archival prints have recently been reimagined in a new collection.
Pair this with a white tank or the coordinating top.
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Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.
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