One of the first fashion rules we are all taught as soon as we’re out of the crib is never to mix patterns. But look who we saw boldly breaking that fundamental: Shenae Grimes, who wore a striped jacket with a cube-print handbag at the InStyle Summer Soiree earlier today.
Shenae further upped her outfit’s risqué factor with super-short, hardly-there-at-all shorts.
Shenae Grimes alongside Josh Beech, showcasing a striking pattern mix at the InStyle Summer Soiree, Mondrian Hotel, Los Angeles, August 15, 2013 (Credit: Ryan / WENN)
If it weren’t for the black-and-white color scheme, Shenae’s outfit would’ve been a definite don’t, but it’s managed to pull everything together.
Shenae Grimes pulls off a challenging black-and-white outfit that blurs the lines between fashion faux pas and fabulous at a summer event (Credit: Ryan / WENN)
What do you think? Is Shenae Grimes’ mixing and matching stripes with squares a do or a don’t?
Fashion debate: Shenae Grimes experiments with stripes and squares – trendsetting or too much? (Credit: Ryan / WENN)
The black-and-white stripe pattern is a huge trend in jeans and dresses; now, it has invaded jackets, too! Shenae Grimes’ own is the black version of this Marc Jacobs satin gabardine jacket:
Marc Jacobs’ luxe Stripe Satin Gabardine Jacket, the same model worn by Shenae Grimes, priced at $1,200
The curved-hem variation is currently going at a massive 70% off at Saks Fifth Avenue!
Snap up this Marc Jacobs Striped Three-Button Jacket now for $388.50, a steal from the original $1,295