Boho Pants - The Floral Prints

Floral prints are everywhere in summer. It is the perfect boho pants that boho women can rock. Then again, the common problem of boho chic when wearing this is that people said that they look like they are wearing curtains. Then there is the problem of some prints being flattering. Large prints and wide horizontal stripes make anyone look fat. If you are already big, some prints can make you look bigger.

Yet prints are practical. Unlike clothes in plain fabrics, stains don't show up as easily on prints. Especially if you wear small prints. The myriad of colors and patterns in typical small flower prints hide stains easily. On top of that, small prints do not have the fattening effect their big cousins display, so bigger women can get away with outfits that feature tiny prints. While petite women might look overpowered by large prints, dainty patterns look great on them too. Maybe the leggy, Amazonian types can get away with big floral prints. (Those women can wear sackcloth and look stunning anyway). But us ordinary mortals should stick to smaller prints if we want to wear florals.

If you are afraid of looking like you are wearing someone's curtains, go for classy materials that no one would use for curtains. Wear printed silk boho pants (which the best ones I have found at Johnny Was) that flow over your body. Or you might want to go for graphic prints. Color block outfits look great on everyone and can be extremely flattering. Some very classy dresses use color panels on the sides of the dresses to create the optical illusion of a slimmer figure.

If you want something sexier, try animal prints. These are classics and appeal to the basic animal instinct. Animal prints like zebra, leopard, tiger or new fangled hybrids of artificial fur that are deliberately created to avoid mix up with real fur (which enrage animal rights activists) are plain sexy. Wear them in a dress a sultry look. If that is too much for you, animal print pants, top paired with something plain would give you that sultry temptress look without looking as if you tried too hard. If you want something more subtle, try an animal print accessory like a bag or scarf.

Floral prints and animal prints are great for play, but might be too playful for work. Especially if you work in a conservative environment. Still, you can indulge in prints, even if you work in a bank. Try a pin-striped blouse with your suit which looks professional enough for the boardroom.

Someone said that rules are made to be broken. And boho pants are one rule that I want to break all the time. I love to wear printed floral boho pants and the key to looking great is to wear what looks great on you which you can carry off as the occasion requires.