I’m a sucker for patterns. The idea that there’s virtually no start and no end to these repetitive aesthetics just makes me go round and round.

Which is brilliant, especially since I’m talking this Summer’s favourite fashion accessoire: The Pattern.

I don’t know if we’re supposed to look at this as another revival of the retro lifestyle or whatever, I for one see it as a counterreaction to the minimal styles we’ve been witnessing over these last couple of years, notably in music and graphic design (last Spring wearing white bermudas was quite minimalminded too).

Speaking of which, I actually pointed this out to brother vic a couple of months ago, how each and every graphic design seemed to be amped up by some extra plantlike curly forms and styles, simply for the sake of filling things up. I didn’t quite like that, however, in fashion it does get my groove on.

And don’t give me that “lloyd, old school retro styles have been in fashion for years now“. Obviously you’ve got point, but it’s going mainstream now, it’s not only the trendy highschoolgirls rocking patterns, it’s everyone nowadays. Either that or I’m just focussing too much, then again, prove me wrong.

Note to self: start second blog: on-patterns.net