MMM {ways to wear} Bomber / dress print clashing

Forget flower headbands and parkas. And ignore the slightly disturbing trend for Ekat catsuits. This Glastonbury appears to have sparked a new trend – the bomber / dress print clash.

BBC presenter Lauren Laverne became the veritable aficionado on the pattern mash-up.

Using this gorgeous Baum und Pferdgarten leopard print dress as a base for her outfit (call me crazy, but I consider leopard a neutral in the same way as black, white or grey), LL teamed it with the way out there Antipodium ‘Cry Baby’ bomber.

She also snapped a selfie wearing the same bomber with a digi print floral dress and shell necklace by Tatty Devine.

And her fellow presenter Jo Whiley also got in on the bomber clash action, Instagramming an amazing lipstick bomber / leopard dress combo. Spot the animal theme here?

I LOVE a print clash, so this trend is right up my street. There are also some amazing bombers on the high street at the moment, so combined with a summer dress it’s an easy look to achieve.

Totally appreciate it’s a bit out there for some, but sometimes you just want to make a statement, right?

Here are some ways to wear – and the rules to apply when you’re doing it.

• USE LEOPARD PRINT AS A NEUTRAL, IT WILL WORK WITH EVERYTHING

BUY: Whistles  trellis dress (in the sale!) + River Island bomber

• CHOOSE PIECES THAT SHARE THE SAME BOLD COLOURS, IF NOT PATTERNS

BUY: Topshop embroidered jacket + Coast muted animal dress

• PICK SIMILAR PRINTS IN A REVERSE COLOUR WAY

BUY: H&M floral ruffled dress + H&M bomber jacket

• DOWNPLAY A SMART DRESS WITH A KITSCH PRINT

BUY: M&S snake dress + Topshop tropical bomber

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