In essential items like knit polos and long sleeve knit rugby’s – it’s been one season after another – of solid color assortments. This Spring season sees a very welcome injection of bold and graphic stripes move to the front of the fashion floor – giving men real reasons to update and try something new!

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Prada’s Spring 2011 Collection has influenced – and will continue to influence – a whole range of fabulous graphic striped accessories appearing all over the fashion floor. In brightly colored – two tone – bold and graphic combinations – these stripes stand out – whether a hat, a handbag, a fabulous pair of shoes – or a fur stole!

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Blocked and spliced, cut on the diagonal, the horizontal or the vertical – bold and graphic black and white stripes – look set to be a huge trend this Spring season. Ever since classic Breton stripes returned to the fashion floor last Spring 2010, designers have looked for new ways to update this best selling trend in stripes!

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A whole range of wildly contrasting – bright and colorful – stripes are turning up all over the fashion floor. From top end designers to mass channel retailers, stripes look set to be one of the season’s most important trends. Whether a dress, a skirt or a tee – in a knit or a printed woven quality – these crazy colored stripes – will add a welcome jolt of color on the streets of New York this Summer season.

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The woven shirt continues to be a strong focus across the Men’s fashion floor. In solids, plaids, stripes and small ‘Liberty’ inspired floral prints – the traditional men’s Western shirt remains a firm favorite. With decorative yoke treatments and mother of pearl snaps – the western shirt – will appeal to a wide target audience.

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The global village also inspires a wide range of the most eclectic new Spring accessory items – and shoes. In techniques that have been handed down from one generation to another – ikats, batiks, and prints inspired by tribal cultures are seen decorating a fabulous range of bags, jewelry, scarves, hats, belts and even fabulous footwear.

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Broderie Anglais – or eyelet – is vintage and lingerie inspired and will add a sweet and innocent element to any outfit. From camisoles to tanks and bra tops, cute knickers and ruffled and tiered skirts that remind us of petticoats – to a whole range of pretty dresses – decorative eyelet works in crisp cotton qualities.

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Inspiration comes from far flung places and ancient cultures in printing and weaving methods passed down from one generation to another. Aztec inspired prints, traditional African prints, Balinese batiks and Japanese ikats appear in the latest Spring styles. Highly colorful or graphic in nature, we feel strongly for a trend inspired by the Global Village.

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This Spring season, the classic denim jacket comes roaring back into fashion and is the perfect item to layer over every look. In dark, raw and rinse washed qualities – or washed for a vintage finish – the denim jacket looks best in classic retro styling.

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Denim proves to be the ultimate in versatility when denim accessories become a hot trend! From sky high platforms to sensible ballet flats, from a fabulous range of bags in every size and shape – to new jewelry items threaded with strips of frayed denim – designers have pulled out all stops in an effort to reinvent denim.

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