STYLE: Flowery accessories under pounds 20
1 Burgundy suede Alice band with dried rosebuds, pounds 20, by Otto Glanz, available at Harrod's, Knightsbridge, London, SW1 (0171-730 1234).
2 Yellow floral print beach wrap 9left), length 18", pounds 14.99, no M97258G19, Next Directory spring/summer '97, mail order: 0345 100 500.
3 Ladies' natural straw boater with daisy detail, pounds 14.99, from a wide selection of floral summer hats by Accessorize, 22 The Market, Covent Garden, London, and branches nationwide, stockist inquiries 0171-313 3000.
4 Fake rose slides and ponytails, from pounds 10.95 to pounds 19.95, Fenwick, 63 New Bond Street, W1, and branches nationwide (0171-629 9161).
5 Striped silk scarf in flame tones with white flower and leaf print, pounds 25, Laura Ashley, 256-258 Regent Street, London, W1, and branches nationwide (0990 622116).
6 Pewter daisy doorknob, set of three pounds 13.50, available also in aluminium, from Dizar, 220 West End Lane, West Hampstead, NW6, or by mail order from Bombay Duck (0181-960 8882).
7 Wear real flowers - in your hair, on a hat, or pinned to the decollete of a dress. Use Grand Prix roses (about pounds 4 a stem) a flamenco look pinned to a high ponytail, or dahlias in fuschia pink or vivid orange (about pounds 3 a stem). Or buy some florists' wire and add fresh blooms, maybe peonies or gerberas, to plain hairclips or to a hat. Try Wild at Heart, Turquoise Island, 222 Westbourne Grove, London, W11, or any decent florist.
8 Three giant hand-made paper poppies in red, blue and yellow pounds 17.85, from a selection of flowers at Dizar, 220 West End Lane, West Hampstead, NW6 (0171-435 6230).
9 Perspex "dome" ring with enclosed daisy, pounds 14.99, Fenwick, 63 New Bond Street, W1, and branches nationwide, also available by mail order (0171-629 9161).
10 Play Ophelia in the bath: "Tisty Tosty" Ballistic's bath bombs from Lush contain rose petals which explode into the bath as the water runs, pounds 1.75 each. Mail-order inquiries 01202 668 545n
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