The Wall Street Journal describes the trend toward combining multiple patterns as a ‘happy clash’. The shoes that caught my attention are from Clements Riberio…lower left. Scroll through the Spring and Summer 2011 collection to see a ‘riot’ of patterns.
Happy Clash of Patterns
May 24, 2011 by laurie
Ornamental Elements 
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This is so interesting – I can see so many possibilities with this trend. Thank you so much for posting – always a joy to scroll through your blog – I don’t do it half as much as I should be 🙂
I am excited to see this new ‘Happy Clash’ ! I think the necklace holds together very well visually, verrrry inspiring !
Sure gives you a lot of things to do with those left over beads. Interesting. I am going pull out all the extras I have and make me a KEWL Mixed pattern necklace.