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Styling African Prints with Confidence: 10 Skills in 90 Seconds · Episode 3 of 10
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Scale Matters: Mixing Pattern Sizes

You are holding a large bold Ankara fabric. Which second pattern should you reach for — a medium geometric print, or a tiny Kente-style stripe?
The tiny Kente-style stripe. Mixing large-scale with small-scale lets the eye separate the two patterns instantly. Two medium-scale prints compete and create visual noise.
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