Trendspotting: Optical Prints

Do not adjust your computer screen! Those eye-popping, mind-altering optical art prints (aka Op Art) strutting down the runway are just as they should be:

From left: Narciso Rodriguez, Preen, Rebecca Minkoff, Moschino

It’s a heady mix and takes a brave soul to try to pull off this look, but eye-popping prints are hitting the streets.  Be bold and embrace the trend!

Leighton Meester in a strapless Mary Katrantzou number and black heels; Ashley Madekwe in a graphic Kelly Wearstler knit dress and black accessories; Jessica Alba in a printed Anna Sui dress and satin pumps.

Just be sure to keep all other elements of your outfit simple so as not to overwhelm - simple black pumps are all you need to make it work.

Here are some similar styles so that you can make this look your own:

From left: J. Crew No. 2 pencil skirt in geometric print, $148.00; TOPSHOP Illusion Pencil Dress, $76.00; J. Crew Silk boy shirt in heart throb,was $135.00, now $89.99.

Source: Fashionologie