Why is everything so bloody patterned?

[VictoryOrDeath]

I just want some nice clothes, but everything is just so PATTERNED everywhere.

I hate most patterns - ditsy patterns, big patterns, I just tend not to like them. Also frills and pointless ties etc.

Bah humbug.

Please let me know any recommendations for nice plain clothes 🙂! I'm in my 40s and WFH.

I agree hate seeing a sea of florals! I like COS - clean simple muted colours and good quality fabrics!

I was just going to say Cos, Massimo Dutti, The White Company, or Poetry. No one brand. You have to search.

Thanks both 🙂, I'll check them out.

It's frustrating to see clothes that you like, other than the patterned material.

I agree, way too many stripes, animal print, floral and oversized shapeless clothes. H&M are still quite good for plain coloured clothing.

Community Clothing has no patterns at all.
Cos rarely has patterns.
Nobody's Child is about 50/50.
Oska has only a small amount of patterned clothes.
Max Mara is about 50/50
Margaret Howell and Studio Nicholson would probably have to look "pattern' up in a dictionary

Loads of brands have non patterned options.

Margaret Howell and Studio Nicholson would probably have to look "pattern' up in a dictionary

Beat me to it.

As mentioned - Community Clothing surely makes ideal WFH clothes. Or

American Vintage

where they’ve used the same flower print on four items in the new collection, and as far as I scrolled, stripes on three tops, and no other patterns or prints anywhere. New stuff is utterly lush.

I'm with you, op. I hate patterned clothes. I don't want stripes, florals, wacky shite all over the place. I like plain, high quality, classic, simple clothes. They can be hard to find.

The odd stripe; no patterns, gorgeous clothes:

Closed

Ditto, apart from a couple of tapestried items:

Eat Dust Cothing

Made for you, @VictoryOrDeath:

https://www.old-town.co.uk/collections/product

Even Palava, whose major raison d'être is to put as many flowers and animals on its dresses as they can fit on one dress, does non patterened clothes.

Palava jackets
Palava trousers
Plain dress
Stripy dress
Plain linen dress

Ooh, they're nice! Thousands of miles off my budget, though. I was going to suggest Ralph Lauren ... I've just looked and, while their understated block-colour classics are all there, they've been heavily infiltrated by droopy dresses in irritating prints.

Previous MNers have recommended Kettlewell. Good fabrics, over a hundred colours, and more plain than patterned.

I so agree with you OP.

My bugbear with patterned/striped items is when they do not match up the pattern on the seams. Someone linked a really expensive skirt on another thread, and the pattern was all mismatched and the print cut off on the seam.

I mainly wear plain fabrics for this reason. But surely you would think that pricier brands would get this right though.

Some years ago I had a pair of leggings with a kind of circular print. I am sure these leggings started my print phobia as they had two small half ovals right over the crotch area 😂 It was like a map saying..... you have reached Vagina.

Very boring un-patterned:

Sunspel
Colourful Standard
Pangaia (but logo on everything)

Very beautiful, expensive, plain:

https://www.lemaire.fr

I feel like there are 2 types of people in the world.....

😁

I haven't looked this year but Zara usually have lots of nice plain things

It’s possible to like patterned and plain, though, @henlake7!