Wearing patterns of body parts is not creepy at all. In fact, it’s completely trending. Aside from lips smacked onto clothing and shaped as bags and accessories, eyeballs are rolling right into the fashion equation.
Eyeballs in fashion was celebrated as the print to wear for Autumn/Winter 2013. Soon after, looks upon many enviable eye-themed looks spilled across the globe introducing the novel yet kooky print trend into the mainstream. Spotted on casual and sleek crop tops, shorts and skorts, skirts and dresses, bags and jewelry, eye prints seem to have a hypnotizing hold amongst the fashion-forward.
I’m not sure why we associate a certain creepiness with the trend, but I suspect seeing inanimate eyes on inanimate objects triggers the feeling of looking at static eyes on dolls that stare deeply into your soul. Think Chucky and other creepy dolls that send shiver into our collective spines because subconsciously — though irrationally — we feel they must be alive, somehow and about to annihilate us through gruesome measures.
Anyway, if you do not find eyeballs scary or simply love wearing print styles that are out of the triangle limit (see what I just did here..), find yourself some eye-opening outfit inspiration below:
Keep it monochromatic chic by wearing an eye print crop top, tribal shorts and black cutout boots. Milk the 90s vibe by popping on circle sunnies.
♥ eye print dress – Zara
Bring out your feminine flair by wearing a pastel blue dress rendered in gawky eye prints. Top off the pastel with a mint coat for extra sweetness. Tie it all up in opposite contrast with a black hat, black kitty clutch and a pair of black shoes.
♥ eye print shirt – Oasap
Breathe life into a black and white outfit palette with abstract eye prints.
♥ eye print bow back dress – Sheinside
Eyeballs, stray lashes and a bow? Now, who’d have thought they go together on a frock! This rebel of a dress oozes a different brand of feminine flair.
♥ vintage eye print skirt
A pleated white skirt stamped with royal blue eye motif is the highlight of an almost-all-black outfit.
♥ eye print dress – Oasap
Team a pair of grid skinny shorts with an eye print dress (worn as a tunic top) all in black and white for a print-on-print combo. Chunky-soled sandals never grow old.
♥ eye print clutch
Accent your all-black ensemble with a statement eye print bag. Hold your bag over your face to transform into a one-eyed extra-terrestrial for a highly meta nod to the 80s E.T. movie. If someone corrects you by saying that E.T. has two eyes, tell them you’re a cyclops then.
Anyway, for more ways to get instant eyes literally on you:
♥ | creative set designed by Azzaro
♥ | creative set designed by Emma
♥ | creative set designed by Andrea
♥ | creative set designed by Monica René
♥ | creative set designed by Izzy
Do you fancy eye patterns on clothing? Or are they just weird? Do any of the pieces here catch your eye? Share below and let us know!
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