When it comes to wearing patterns, the key to looking your best is ensuring that the dominant colours within the pattern align with your seasonal colour palette. Here's how to wear patterns according to each season, with an emphasis on matching the dominant colours to your season's palette, even if some of the pattern includes colours outside of your season.

 

1. Winter Season: Bold Contrasts and Sharp Patterns

Winter patterns often feature bold, high-contrast designs with a cool undertone. The dominant colours in your pattern should reflect your Winter palette, which includes cool, deep, and crisp colours. While small accents of colours outside your palette can work, they should never overpower the primary tones.

How to Wear Patterns in Winter:

• Dominant Colours: Stick to Winter’s core colours, such as black, white, navy, icy blue, emerald, and cool red. Using your digital swatch or fabric swatch when matching.

 

 

2. Spring Season: Light, Fresh, and Bright Patterns

Spring patterns are all about fresh, clear colours with a warm undertone. When wearing patterns for Spring, it’s important that the dominant colours are vibrant and warm, matching your Spring palette. While a small amount of cool or muted colours may sneak in, they should never dominate the pattern.

How to Wear Patterns in Spring:

• Dominant Colours: The main colours in your patterns should be from the Spring palette, such as coral, turquoise, lime green, soft yellow, and clear blues. Using your digital swatch or fabric swatch when matching.

 

 

3. Summer Season: Soft, Muted, and Cool Patterns

For Summer, patterns should reflect the soft, muted, and cool colours that are characteristic of the season. Summer patterns tend to be more subdued, with colours that are soft and pastel. Dominant colours in your patterns should always be cool-toned and not too bright or bold.

How to Wear Patterns in Summer:

• Dominant Colours: Your patterns should primarily feature soft, muted, and cool colours such as dusty pink, lavender, soft blue, and muted teal. These shades should be the most prominent in the pattern. Using your digital swatch or fabric swatch when matching.

 

 

4. Autumn Season: Rich, Earthy, and Warm Patterns

Autumn patterns are grounded in the rich, earthy tones that reflect the season. When selecting patterns for Autumn, the dominant colours should come from your warm, muted palette, such as golden yellows, rusts, olive greens, and deep browns. Small amounts of other colours may appear, but they should complement the warmth of your natural colours.

How to Wear Patterns in Autumn:

• Dominant Colours: The primary colours in your pattern should reflect your Autumn palette, such as deep greens, mustard yellows, warm oranges, and browns. These colours should dominate the design. Using your digital swatch or fabric swatch when matching.