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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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I wasn’t mad about Prada’s 2011 Spring ‘Carmen Miranda’ Collection or Stella McCartney’s ‘oranges and lemons’ prints when I first saw them on the runway – in fact, back then – I thought – lemon prints would undoubtedly – be a lemon! Amazing how the eye adjusts to unexpected trends as today tropical fruits are turning up all over the fashion floor. And they do make for a refreshing alternative to floral prints. But I suggest – it is accessories where they look best!

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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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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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Denim is such a versatile fabric, so it doesn’t always need to be seen in just jeans. Indeed, designers at all levels of the market are reinterpreting denim for Spring – and the focus is sportswear! From dresses, to wide leg trousers, slim pencil skirts, shorts, tops and jackets looks great in both dark indigo hues or washed for a vintage finish.

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