Style Combo: Stripes Mixed with Plaids at Home?

Spotting this striking fashion statement of stripes and plaids brought to mind the gazillions of striped home ideas we've seen, and ever-increasing plaid ones too. This got us wondering what AT readers thought of combining the two. On the one hand we've got a tartan trend, and on the other we've got gorgeously striped color accessories from Modern Plaid...

A visual to help realize this daring style: striped and plaid rugs from Crate & Barrel Outlet show that one of each in a room side by side could actually make a really interesting statement:

Thoughts??

(Photo of stripe/plaid man (On the Street...Luca Rubinacci, Florence ) via The Sartorialist)

Comments (20)

That photo screamed Sartorialist.

posted by MCH on January 29th 2009 at 4:44pm
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Sartorialist isn't this "funky" with the photos of men...

posted by Aaron on January 29th 2009 at 4:48pm
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that man is beautiful

posted by kristalee on January 29th 2009 at 4:58pm
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That plaid wall treatment is heinous.

posted by Kathryn on January 29th 2009 at 5:03pm
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definitely satoralist.

posted by dhue on January 29th 2009 at 5:07pm
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Outfit is fine, the hat ruins it! Still dislike the plaid wall. The pillows and throw are nice and I don't care for the rugs. So I guess the answer is - it depends.

posted by LilyC on January 29th 2009 at 5:12pm
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I just want to know where he got those beautiful blue eyes.

posted by Snoozy on January 29th 2009 at 5:18pm
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Bingo.

posted by kiljoywashere on January 29th 2009 at 5:18pm
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yup; link to sartorialist is at bottom of post!

posted by heather on January 29th 2009 at 5:24pm
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Yes, Sartoralist Wed, Jan. 21, 2009 - 'On the street Luca Rubinacci, Florence'. Also check out Wed, Jan. 28, 2009 - 'Mixed Paterns'. The right mix and attitude pulls it off. Helps to look as good as someone like Luca too. The hat, the color of the inside of his upturned collar and those eyes put it all together.

posted by antonia on January 29th 2009 at 5:25pm
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Mixing patterns can work, but it helps to be sensitive to how the colors interact. I don't know in what world that coat "goes" with that shirt & tie combo, but it's full of colorblind people.

posted by allocryptic on January 29th 2009 at 5:33pm
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Ok AT, you've helped me figure out how to make a lot of different things work in my bedroom... now please help me figure out how to put that beautiful man to work in there... lol

posted by tarynevelyn on January 29th 2009 at 5:44pm
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I remember this picture from The Sartorialist, I was in love with it when I first saw it. Plaid and stripes are both prints I love, but I've never been able to figure out how to mix them. But this might just inspire me to try.

~Amanda
http://onehappypanda.blogspot.com

posted by mandabear on January 29th 2009 at 6:19pm
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helloooooooooo blue eyes....

posted by Oneformybaby on January 29th 2009 at 6:22pm
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I'm not fond of mixing patterns, I find it often looks terrible, but if he wants to come to my place and prove me wrong he's freely invited ....

:-D

posted by Daniel Poitiers on January 29th 2009 at 6:25pm
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Hellooooo blue eyes....

wait what were we talking about again?

posted by Oneformybaby on January 29th 2009 at 6:34pm
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Too busy for me. But I think that man could pull off most anything.

posted by julieleanne on January 29th 2009 at 8:37pm
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I'm all for mixing plaids, stripes, paisley prints, anything really... as long as the colors go together. Sorry but that outfit does not work. Too many blues, the red and purple clash as well, ditto for the yellow of the coat and the orange of the tie and that hat wouldn't look good on anyone. So I guess we know he likes girls because he doesn't know color.

posted by Roelofs on January 29th 2009 at 11:03pm
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I didn't notice what he was wearing, actually.

posted by btoddster on January 29th 2009 at 11:38pm
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I love the de Ploeg fabric designed by Scholten and Baijings above.

posted by Hinke on January 30th 2009 at 12:26pm
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