Personally, I'm not a huge fan of either trend in real life - neither one looks flattering on me, and put together, they're undoubtedly difficult to pull off. On other people, though, I can't question that this combination can look amazing.
One good thing about this trend is the variety - from pants to glasses, shoes and blouses, there's no limit to the styles you can find with one print, the other, or both. They're also great prints for most places - work at the office, a girl's night out, even the red carpet has gotten in on this one.
Another plus is how easy it is to turn a plain striped item to a floral one - there's iron on patches, self-embroidering, and you can always just add a different item in floral. The issue is, if you do alter any items, it's very difficult to undo once the trend has passed. And printed items are essentially impossible to alter, unless you like all-white, all-bleached everything.
But, the biggest issue with stripes - especially horizontal ones - is only worsened when adding a round-shaped, floral print. That's right, they can make you look wider. That's not to say curvy girls can't wear them - seriously, enough with that rule - but that they need to be worn tactfully, so this isn't a trend you'll find suits everyone, and even if one piece does, another may not. And as someone who likes to stock up when something I love comes into fashion, that's beyond unfortunate.
I will say that this look pairs up two classics, so in the respect it won't look overly weird if you do own and wear a piece in a few years time. It's unlikely to still be on trend, but the black-and-white pieces with red or pink flowers have a less out-there style, and looks like something that could have been in someone's wardrobe five years ago too.
Rating: 6.75/10
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