Like an oldTaylor Swift song, stripes never go out of style.

According toVogue, stripes dominated the scene in 2022, appearing in various colors, textures, and sizes.

The pattern symbolized the lower class and social outcasts during the European Middle Ages.

Striped bag, sunglasses

Today, fashion lovers can’t imagine a world without stripes.

But elevating your style with stripes is more challenging than it looks.

How do you get it right?

Catherine Bell, Kate Middleton

Once you’ve figured that out, you will be striping it up everywhere you go."

Here are tips to help you earn your fashion stripes.

Instead, she says striped tops should be tucked-in to elongate the legs (viaYouTube).

Woman wearing pinstripe suit

Once considered masculine office wear, styled correctly striped suits are perfect for work or formal social outings.

This style advice is essential when shopping for a pinstripe suit, as these tend to be masculine.

Jeske advises choosing simpler jewelry when wearing a striped dress.

Woman wearing striped dress

Stylist Trinny Woodall advocates for trying different stripes to see what works best on your body punch in.

“It’s all about trying on, taking off,” says Woodall (viaYouTube).

If you are shorter and have asmaller frame, can accentuate your figure and create a charming look.

Stripes on stripes ensemble

Vella recommends pairing a Breton top with wide-leg crop pinstripe pants for a “fresh and timeless” outfit.

To successfully wear stripes, keep in mind the tenor of the occasion or event you are attending.

by embracing a French style stripe look the most iconic way to wear stripes.

Women wearing stripes

Traci Jeske, an international personal stylist, is experienced in styling different body shapes using stripes.

New York City designer and stylist Bobette Cohnan warns that horizontal stripes can make you look bigger.

After investigating this fashion optical illusion, he concluded that horizontal stripes don’t make you look fat.

Women wearing stripes

Adding color will “add some contrast and personality to your look,” says Jeske.

It can take you from day to night and accentuate your best facial features.

She says it’s all about “experimentation” (via Closet Confessions).

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Striped dresses

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Woman wearing striped dress