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Model: Helen Bunney. Photo: John French. London, 1957
An All-American Appeal takes reign this spring revitalizing the Gingham pattern
Oscar de la Renta Spring 2015- RTW- Runway
Ranging in scale (size) and colors, Gingham is Spring 2015 staple
Cute Gingham shorts don a retro vibe making your warm-weather look, timeless
Fabric fluidity with a gingham pattern is a fresh feminine figure-flattering approach to wearing this trend
Allowing movement, will keep the grid-like/ stripe-esque structure from looking too boxy and unflattering
To keep your look clean amongst the fabulous Gingham pattern, is wearing or rolling your sleeves above the wrist, exposing a little skin, breaking the line of continuous pattern
Piecing together a crop-top in Gingham will pull the heart-strings of every nostalgic, longing for the days of meeting your pal at the soda shop, picnicking in the park, and indulging in an ice cream cone before the sock hop
...or channeling your inner pin-up vixen status
Eva Herzigova, Guess ad
A Gingham crop top is also a great way to infuse a little of the trend without the worry of pattern over-haul
When pairing with a pattern-heavy top, like Gingham, give your body some shape and make your look more interesting with some of these favorites:
Fun prints keep your look modern with a classic gingham top
Keep a modern edge by adding pops of color, surface texture, and details of interest to your ensemble
Choosing Gingham pieces that are tapered in at the waist, or simply belting it will create a figure-flattering silhouette, by allowing the lines of the pattern to have natural curve keeping you from looking too rectangular or juvenile
Vogue Italia, June 1992
Lasso up your western side for a sultry sass
Jane Fonda :1965, Cat Ballou
Brigitte Bardot
Sears catalog, 1957
Add accessories with pops of color to keep a black and white gingham pattern, fun, fresh, and spring time ready
This Gingham look is as All- American as apple pie on the 4th of July
Vogue UK 1992
Harper’s Bazaar US 1995
The obviously timeless pattern Gingham, time and time again has proven a modest gal can still be a knock-out
Your Gingham pieces belong in the ever cherished archive portion of your closet to be forever cherished, and possibly passed down to those lucky few
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