Kate Moss is a nautically striped downtown girl (Image via Zimbio)
Miranda Kerr stripes a pose (Image via People)
Olivia Palermo keeps it stripe friendly in the city (Image via Gossip Center)
Victoria Beckham is a dreamy cloud of stripes (Image via Zimbio)
Prada is on point with stripes this Spring (Image via Elle)
Prada skirt captured by STREETFSN
Stripes meet fedora via STREETFSN
Prada produces magical stripes (Image via Style)
Sequins meets stripes at Fendi (Image via Style)
Tabitha Simmons creates a striped cutout bootie to die for (Image via Style)
Many make the declaration that stripes have made a comeback this season, although I maintain they never went anywhere. I am a huge fan of stripes. And yes, my adoration is based in large part on the fact that they allow me to play dress up as say the conductor of the Orient Express, and because I like to amuse myself by enacting the role of a skilled sailor of the high seas…but, I digress. In addition to the aforementioned reasons, I love stripes because they commission a certified fashionista to offset an otherwise dull and lifeless outfit (think the American uniform: jeans and plain tee shirt) when paired with a striped accessory. In addition, a striped top has been implemented on many occasions by numerous ladies a la mode in substitution of the plain tee. Should you consider yourself to be a true mix master, pair your stripes with a contradictory pattern no one else would think to bedeck (think spots, waves, or swirls) to yield a most delightful aesthetic. May your Spring and Summer be dynamic, and filled with many good times, boisterous laughs, and stripes!
