Is it strange to have a crush on a graphic pattern? Chances are if you are a visual person at one point or another you’ve had a thing for polka dots, stripes, plaids, or even herringbone. I recently found out that I’m not the only designer in the office crushing on polka dots. After a passionate discussion on the merits of this continuously happy pattern, we decided to start a Tumblr site: Cute Girls and Polka Dots.
Quite naturally, a furiously debated question emerged: who would win in a polka dots versus stripes cage match? So we started another Tumblr site: Stripe Attack.
Based on our highly biased study, polka dots are the winner. See how the patterns compare below:
But only a few hours after launching both sites, stripes were ahead in the tally with the most comments. The battle continues! Luckily for us the more these patterns duke it out, the more fun it gets.
Suzanne LaGasa
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I am realizing that I am a stripe girl who wants to be a polka dots girl. Can't keep my eyes off of this battle!
Oh this is a tough battle. I love the whimsy of polka dots but am a sucker for the versatility of stripes.
Check out my friend's stripetastic tumblr!
http://stripetastic.tumblr.com/
Oh man, I know that I'm a striper, although I'd like to say I'm a polka dotter, like the girl above!
Oooh it's such a hard choice, I thoroughly enjoy your very scientific approach to this debate though! And 2 new tumblr's to follow that's a win/win for sure.
love the whole outfit that goes with the polka dot umbrella, you make me want to shop!
it's an impossible choice to make, it's like choosing between friends or lovers, why would you choose when you can have both?!
I like dots to wear and stripes to decorate with….so a little of both!
HERRINGBONE!!!
I love this post! I adore polka dots AND stripes. But if I had to choose – I would go with stripes :)
Stripes – all the way. They just seem so versatile, classy and dynamic.