Boston Street Style (Week 4): Prints

Summer is the perfect time to embrace prints after a dreary winter of grays and blacks. Mixing prints also exudes that colorful joy that washes over anyone and everyone with that first ray of sun.

This winter in Boston was beyond miserable. It was cold and dry starting around October and then wouldn't stop snowing for a few months starting in January. And once that last snow storm hit in April and finally, FINALLY, the sun came out... so did every Bostonian ever. And with them came their printed shorts, shirts, sweater, shoes, headbands, and I'm sure some undergarments just because.

After a good amount of time just observing our fellow city-walkers and their tremendous flaunting of their lighter wardrobe, we compiled a list of what we believe to be the biggest street trends in the print world this season.

DAISY

It's cute, floral, and sunny. You can feel grown up or down right adorable. And every mainstream store and line has embraced the trend to its fullest extent. Basically, I'm a fan.

{SAVE: aliexpress.com's Sleeveless Daisy Printed Dress ($12); SPEND:
ASOS's T-Shirt Dress in Stripe and Daisy Multi Print ($54); SPLURGE:
Free People's Women's Fitted with Daisies Dress ($128)}

{SAVE: Sears's Bongo Junior Halter Crop Top - Daisy Floral ($10); SPEND:
Urban Outfitters's Truly Madly Deeply Daisy Cropped Tee ($29); SPLURGE:
ASOS Premium Daisy Crochet Tank ($67)}

{SAVE: Forever 21's Dainty Daisy Flared Shorts ($11); SPEND: Delia's
Daisy Dolphin Shorts ($27); SPLURGE: Shopbop's MINKPINK Sweet
Daisy Shorts ($71)}

{Etsy's LittlePiecesWithLove's Glass Orb Daisy Necklace ($19); Forever
21's Darling Daisy Crocheted Platforms in Cream ($33); ASOS's Motel's
Wild Daisy Print Fruit Pastel Swimsuit ($77), Anthropologie's Daisy Day
Vinyl Tote by Kestrel ($148)}

CHEVRON

While this design can be super flattering, or not so much, when worn well it is the funky version of stripes.

{SAVE: Charlotte Russe's Ikat Chevron Print Maxi Skirt ($20); SPEND:

Tilly's Full Tilt Multi Print Maxi Skirt ($30)); SPLURGE:

Kami Shade's Black & White Chevron Print Maxi Skirt ($70)}

{SAVE: Zumiez's Empyre Hatfield Black Chevron Print Dolman Tee Shirt ($20); SPEND:

Kami Shade's Cute Chevron Printed Crop Top ($39)); SPLURGE:

Free People's Ethereal Daze Sheer Chevron Print ($78)}

 

{SAVE: Target's Room Essentials Chevron Duvet Cover Set ($17); SPEND:

Kami Shade's Cute Chevron Printed Crop Top ($39)); SPLURGE:

West Elm's Organic Chevron Duvet Cover ($99)}

QUIRKY

Conformity is no longer cool - quirk is. Quirky clothes are adorable. Weird print that don't make sense but make you feel better when you see them. That's all you need.

{SAVE: Etsy's Emandsprout Red Fox Shoes Fox Face Mary Janes ($28); SPEND: Modcloth.com's Playing Cat & Mouse Flats ($154); SPLURGE:

Kate Spade New York 'Inoltra' Sandals ($209)}

{SAVE: JC Penny's Sugar High Leggings ($12); SPEND:

Modcloth.com's Quirky Skinny Kitten Constellation Leggings ($25)); SPLURGE:

Alex and Alexa's Mini Rodini Giraffe Print Leggings ($37)}

{SAVE: Forever 21's Quirky Soup Midi Skirt ($16); SPEND:

Modcloth.com's Bea & Dot Quirky Mid-Length A-Line Pretty as a Purr-trait Skirt ($60)); SPLURGE:

Etsy's BeckyQueenOffRocks Umbrella Print Skirt with Pleats ($95)}