One thing that gets me excited about an item of clothing is the pattern. Something about the pattern should be obnoxious, a certain color or painfully cute. It is not easy to define and for everyone a cute pattern is different. When shopping with my mom I am interested that it is quite hard to define what I mean by ugly-cute until I see it. Describing a pattern that calls to you is really difficult unless you have an example in front of you.
1. My first thought is “why did this become a shirt” because the pattern is so particular and not-mainstream.
2. My second thought is that the colors are perfect
3. My final thought is that I could stare at this pattern for hours and not get tired of it. It is not obvious. What is it? Lanes of produce? Plots of flowers?
What things distract from a shirt?
1. Do you get dizzy looking at it? Sounds funny, but if it is black and white stripes and when it moves you feel vertigo you have to evaluate if that is the response you want from those around you who are forced to see your shirt.
2. Is the pattern too perfect? Many shirts made today look like they are trying too hard. Something about shirts made a few decades ago have the right mixture of “what?” and “cool!”
3. Besides the fit of the shirt, the color choice of the shirt has to be quirky. The mix of brown with bright orange and blue has enough difference in tone. It is not all the same level of color.
It is good to be picky about pattern. Find your something that calls to you. Not sure if that is a good life goal, but at least it is attainable.
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