Monochrome Myths

Once again the bold print of monochrome has returned to the trends, and secretly I'm thrilled! (not so secret anymore I know.) For some reason, one that I'm not quite certain of myself, I'm quite a fan of this quirky print. Some may say it's too prisoner-from-a-cartoon or Zebra like for them to wear, I say wear it well and it will suit anyone. As it consists of black over white (or white over black, whichever you think) these are two colours that suit anything and everything right? however in my opinion errors with monochrome occur when worn too obviously, and this is what leads to misconceptions that monochrome is too daring of a print for the everyday person to tackle. What most people believe is that monochrome can only be worn as obvious blinding block colours of black and white, usually striped. However there are more subtle ways to rock this trend that work so much better.

Above are two images: Bold monochrome gone wrong Vs. Subtle monochrome gone right. Kate Moss (right) manages to make monochrome look elegant and subtle in her cute 60s dress, whereas Elsa Pataky overdoes it and ends up with quite a blinding result. I myself have recently just purchased an example of subtle monochrome print trousers- an inspiration to this post! The print on them is so detailed and fine that you can barely tell it's monochrome at all (it is though, trust me.)

Purchased: Whistles Monochrome Jacquard Skinny Jeans £95.00.