 Combining similar patterns is easy. The only thing you need to do, make sure they're different sizes or scales. So let's say I want to pair a stripe tie with this bangle stripe shirt. What I don't want to have is a tie like this. The scale of the stripes of the tie are very similar to the stripes of the shirt. So what we end up seeing is there's not much definition between the two. But if we have a tie where the stripes are larger, a bigger scale, now we've got a lot more contrast. And as a result, it's much more pleasing to the eye. Now here's an example where we've got pretty much the same scale, but the stripes in the tie are much thinner than the stripes of the shirt. So there still is quite a bit of contrast there, which is why this also works. It's all about creating some distinction between the two items. So if you follow the rule of making sure your similar patterns are different sizes, it's always going to look good.