How to match a patterned shirt: the blue Valensia silk with military green trousers

How do you match a patterned shirt? With solid-colour trousers. It is the rule we follow too at Valensia: when the pattern is on the shirt, the trousers stay plain. In this article we show you the look from our video, with the Fantasia Valensia shirt in blue silk, the military green cotton twill trousers and a white t-shirt underneath.

One pattern at a time

A shirt with a bold pattern, like our paisley, already has all the attention it needs. If you pair it with a second pattern, stripes or checks for example, the two motifs compete for the eye. With solid-colour trousers the shirt's pattern remains the only element in the foreground and the rest of the look is built around it.

What colour of trousers goes with a patterned shirt?

Start from the colours of the shirt. Trousers in a muted tone, like military green, sit next to the blue and dusty light blue of our Fantasia Valensia without competing with them, and echo the chocolate brown ground of the pattern.

The look in the video: blue Fantasia Valensia and military green trousers

The shirt

Our blue Fantasia Valensia silk shirt is made of 100% silk, with the Valensia paisley pattern in shades of blue and dusty light blue on a chocolate brown ground. The buttons are genuine mother-of-pearl and the collar is a bowling collar. The silk has a natural sheen that changes with movement.

The trousers

Under the shirt we wear the military green cotton twill trousers: a sturdy, comfortable twill with a defined texture. They have a front flap pocket, a welt pocket at the back, a button closure and belt loops. The matte surface of the twill sits alongside the sheen of the silk and keeps the look in an everyday register.

The white t-shirt

Under the shirt we add a white t-shirt. White does not introduce another colour and closes the neckline of the open shirt, leaving the paisley as the protagonist.

How to wear a bowling collar

Is a bowling collar worn open?

Yes. The bowling collar is a flat collar, designed to stay open and rest on the chest. In our video the shirt is worn with the collar open over the t-shirt.

Can you wear a silk shirt every day?

Yes, if the rest of the look is simple. With an open collar, a white t-shirt and cotton twill trousers, silk becomes an everyday garment. The silk of our shirt is light on the skin: the choice of trousers and of what you wear underneath decides how formal the look turns out.

Fantasia Valensia in other colours

The Fantasia Valensia shirt in pure silk also comes in beige and olive green. To see how we pair the olive green version with the same military green trousers, and other looks built on our patterns, read the article "Fantasia Valensia: our exclusive pairings". If you would like to know the story of the pattern, read "Fantasia Valensia: how the exclusive pattern was born".

Where to find the shirt and the trousers

You can find the shirt and the trousers online at valensiamoda.it and in our showroom in Capriano del Colle, in the province of Brescia, where you can see them in person.