Summer pattern trends

Summer pattern trends

 

Getting Fruity

The tropical trend is the biggest look to emerge from the Spring/Summer '11 catwalk. From lemons to palm trees, the famous Hawaiin short print has now got a lot more stylish and definitely deserves a place in the suitcase this year.

Bloomin' Beautiful

Floral prints make a comeback every summer. Each year, there is a different twist on the flowery prints but this year get ready for oriental.Kiss good-bye to the ditsy prints that take up at least a third of your wardrobe space and say hello to the new oriental flower trend.

Eccentric Stripes

We've all got something stripey in our wardrobe, for most of us it amounts to a black and white t shirt that makes an appearance ever so often. But this summer it just won't do, as eccentric stripes are set to take fashionable streets by storm. This trend is all about quirky colours and stripes going in every direction. Not for the shy, but definitely a head turner.

Playsuit £17.99 from RiverIsland, Dress £40 from Oasis. Striped Dress £65 from Oasis.

FemaleFirst Mia Bolton