Let's Talk About Stripes

Stripes are the unofficial Virgo pattern. Think about it. Stripes are organized, they're consistent, and they straddle the line between being interesting and obnoxious. If that doesn't scream Virgo I don't

know that does! Anybody who knows me knows that I am a sucker for a good striped top. I have a Gap multi-colored striped sweater that I bought 4 years ago that I still wear to this day. Not because it is even remotely stylish---because it is FAR from that, but because it's just one of those items of clothing that makes me feel... good.
The history of the stripe spans far and wide from the outcasts of 13th-century European society wearing the bold pattern causing it to be seen as 'The Devil's Cloth', the French Navy's adoption of the 'Brenton Stripe' in 1958, and the people of Wall-Street donning their black
and blue pinstriped suits that are now seen as the

professional standard.
Companies like La Ligne "Believe in the universal appeal of the stripe---always classic, forever chic". Anna Wintour Vogue Magazine's Editor-In-Chief (and queen of the universe) has dubbed them as her "Quarantine Uniform". Today stripes are so iconic that they're considered to be essential to anybody's wardrobe regardless of sex, age, or even personal style.

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