In recent deliveries, we see a new direction in best selling stripes that, we feel, will impact Spring/Summer 2012. Soft and muted pastels, midtones and neutrals are combined in bold and graphic stripes of every description. Multi colored or in monotone two color combinations these stripes take a soft and muted direction – perfect for languid silks, rayons and jersey knits – in dresses, tops and skirts.

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