How to combine a 'Chanel-style' jacket with prints?

It is not a secret that Coco Chanel did not like 'prints'. At most a 'Breton stripe', but nothing more than that. According to Chanel, chic was mainly austerity in the design of the fabrics. Except for the tweeds and bouclé fabrics, these were luxurious and 'colorful' enough.

Either you love it or you hate it
Who likes prints? Most people love it. From tropical flowers to a 'tiger print', it can't be colorful enough. Especially in the summer we  are crazy about to prints. It makes us happy and it looks great as a blouse or summer dress.
But read Ines de la Fressange's books and one thing becomes very clear: prints are NOT DONE! According to her, you will not easily find a real Parissiéne dressed with 'a print'. The Parisian style is more about the monotonous colors, the creative combinations of trés-chic and elegance of the timeless classics.

Chanel style jackets and prints
If we want to look stylish but occasionally deviate from the 'rules', then combining a Chanel-style jacket (self-made of course!) With a print underneath is definitely a nice idea.
Who says that this can't look be chic and casual at the same time? Bouclé and tweeds, but also summer tweeds, are often very busy in terms of appearance. The fabrics are woven and there is always a beautiful mix of colors and sometimes even patterns.
A blouse with a printed design underneath can easily come across as very 'busy' and a bit cheap.

Fringes, edges and prints?
Apart from that, the Chanel style is often characterized by a lot of fringes, beautifully finished trims and two or even four pockets stitched on the jacket. They should of course be the eye-catchers of your outfit.

Taking all this into account, we would like to point out that a printed blouse, t-shirt or even pants, under a Chanel jacket, is fine if you observe the following rules:

• do not deviate too far from the original color of the fabric of the jacket (see top left, blue / gray with a blue-white blouse underneath and a blue-white clutch)
  
• if the jacket is dark in fabric, choose a lighter print
  
• if the jacket is light in color, choose a darker print
  
• if the jacket is pale in color, choose a brighter color print, (see top right, a beige Chanel-style jacket with a brighter light blue printed blouse underneath, The dark blue in the print of the blouse is exactly the color of the buttons and the trims of the Chanel-style jacket)
  
• if the jacket is bright in color, choose a calm print don't make it too colorful
  
• choose either a printed pants or skirt, or a blouse, both are too much, this also applies to a printed dress
  
• do not use too many accessories; limit jewelry, bags, scarves or hats
  

Prints will never go out of style and occasionally combining with them may not be 'Paris' chic, but again not as 'not-done' as suggested in many style books and guides on Chanel couture and Parisian style.
We love prints ... occasionally.