Four Fashion Rules You Should Break

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Mixing Prints

If you thought ska bands in the 90s delivered nothing but an excruciating dose of teen angst backed by a snappy horn section you're mistaken. The also gave us ugly Hawaiian shirts, stripes with plaid, the Renaissance of the pattern-clash. If you hated the look on Reel Big Fish, you've still got to admit, it was pretty adorable when Cher, Dion and Tie rocked it in Clueless. There's no reason not to trot-out a

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Photo by: Getty Images

Mixing Prints

If you thought ska bands in the 90s delivered nothing but an excruciating dose of teen angst backed by a snappy horn section you're mistaken. The also gave us ugly Hawaiian shirts, stripes with plaid, the Renaissance of the pattern-clash. If you hated the look on Reel Big Fish, you've still got to admit, it was pretty adorable when Cher, Dion and Tie rocked it in Clueless. There's no reason not to trot-out a chic update of this 90s trend, just make sure you choose patterns in coordinating hues, in radically different scales.

Embrace your wild side in animal prints.

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