Fashion: Pretty in print

Prints no longer mean prissy florals in pastel shades; now they're about bold, brightly coloured blocks or stripes against a background of crisp white cotton. This change has been engineered by such modern minimalists as Martine Sitbon, Claire Smith, and the husband-and- wife team Eley Kishimoto

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Right: white dress with printed blue collar, to order from Claire Smith, enquiries 0181 960 8557

Above: white drawstring jacket, pounds 219, and red and white geometric print dress, pounds 400, both by Martine Sitbon, from Selfridges, London W1, enquiries 0171 629 1234 and Whistles, 12 St Christopher's Place, London W1, enquiries 0171 486 9008

Below: white floral print dress, pounds 170, by Eley Kishimoto, from Liberty, London W1, enquiries 0171 734 1234 and Harvey Nichols, London SW3, enquiries 0171 584 0011

Red-and-white check jacket with three-quarter-length sleeves and white dress with blue collar, to order, by Claire Smith, as before

PHOTOGRAPHER'S ASSISTANT: DANNY GLASSER

STYLIST'S ASSISTANT: JUSTINE GILBERT

HAIR: LIZ DAXAEUR AT MARINA JONES

MAKE-UP: LIZ DAXAEUR USING NARS

MODEL: SARAH KING AT MAVERICK

THANKS TO COMBERMERE ABBEY COTTAGES, SHROPSHIRE (01948 871 637)

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