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Spring fashions

PUT A HALTER TO IT - Ketchup-coloured Old Hollywood glam. Think Liz Taylor enjoying a day off from the ‘Giant’ shoot. Gypsy jumpsuit, £48, Motel

Let vivid hues colour your judgment this season, says Anna Britten. 

 
PUT A CORK IN IT - Give yourself a wedgie in these perfect fuchsia jobbies. Espadrilles are well back this season – but avoid those April showers unless you like prune toes. Canvas T-bar espadrille, £78, JigsawPUT A CORK IN IT

Give yourself a wedgie in these perfect fuchsia jobbies. Espadrilles are well back this season – but avoid those April showers unless you like prune toes. Canvas T-bar espadrille, £78, Jigsaw

 
SWEEP THE FLOOR

Maxi dresses live to see another summer. Good news for waxophobes. Bad for those living on steep slopes. This silk one’s real purdy. Maxi dress, £109, Traffic People

 
BAG LADY - Bristol-based Ben’s Sister (aka Becky White) handmakes bespoke clutch bags to your personal spec, using Italian leathers and luxurious silk linings. Brightness a speciality. Bespoke clutches, from £160, Ben’s SisterBAG LADY

Bristol-based Ben’s Sister (aka Becky White) handmakes bespoke clutch bags to your personal spec, using Italian leathers and luxurious silk linings. Brightness a speciality. Bespoke clutches, from £160, Ben’s Sister

 
THE FUTURE’S ORANGE

Carrot chiffon   to the office? Why wouldn’t you? The perfect vessel to take you from morning sales meeting to Jägerbombs on the Harbourside. Fever ‘Detroit’ dress, £60, Elsie Riley

 
GEOMETRY LESSON - Jersey crew with retina-blasting polygons across the pecs – from local skate/street wear emporium My Yard. Supremebeing DIJ crew, £55, My YardGEOMETRY LESSON

Jersey crew with retina-blasting polygons across the pecs – from local skate/street wear emporium My Yard. Supremebeing DIJ crew, £55, My Yard

 
NECK ON THE LINE

Chunky breastplate in blue houndstooth-patterned acrylic made in Bristol by Central Saint Martins graduate Cat How. Also available in pink, black and orange. Mini deco necklace, £8, Howkapow

 
PUT A HALTER TO IT - Ketchup-coloured Old Hollywood glam. Think Liz Taylor enjoying a day off from the ‘Giant’ shoot. Gypsy jumpsuit, £48, MotelPUT A HALTER TO IT

Ketchup-coloured Old Hollywood glam. Think Liz Taylor enjoying a day off from the ‘Giant’ shoot. Gypsy jumpsuit, £48, Motel

 
EYE EYE

Candy-coloured retro sunglasses will be the key facial accessory this spring ’n’ summer. So mothball those boring wraparounds – you ain’t training for the Olympics. Ray ban sunglasses, £115, Harvey Nichols
 

SWEEP THE FLOOR - Maxi dresses live to see another summer. Good news for waxophobes. Bad for those living on steep slopes. This silk one’s real purdy. Maxi dress, £109, Traffic PeopleCONTACTS

BEN’S SISTER WWW.BENSSISTER.CO.UK

 
ELSIE RILEY 59 BROAD ST, BRISTOL, BS1 2EJ, TEL: 0117 9349139, WEB: WWW.ELSIERILEY.COM

 
HARVEY NICHOLS 27 PHILADELPHIA ST, CABOT CIRCUS, BRISTOL, BS1 3BZ, TEL: 0117 916 8888, WEB: WWW.HARVEYNICHOLS.COM

 
HOWKAPOW WEB: WWW.HOWKAPOW.COM

 
JIGSAW 21/24 NEW BOND ST, BATH, BA1 1BA, TEL: 01225 461613; 80 PARK ST, BRISTOL, BS1 5LA, TEL: 0117 926 5775; THE MALL, CRIBBS CAUSEWAY, BRISTOL, BS34 5DG, TEL: 0117 959 0816, WEB: WWW.JIGSAW-ONLINE.COM

 
MOTEL 24 PARK ST, BRISTOL, BS1 5JA, TEL: 0117 934 9173, WEB: WWW.MOTELROCKS.COM

 
NECK ON THE LINE - Chunky breastplate in blue houndstooth-patterned acrylic made in Bristol by Central Saint Martins graduate Cat How. Also available in pink, black and orange. Mini deco necklace, £8, HowkapowMY YARD 40 PARK ST, BRISTOL, BS1 5JG, TEL: 0117 316 9438, WEB: HTTP://MY-YARD.COM

 
TRAFFIC PEOPLE 26 MILSOM PL (BETWEEN MILSOM ST & BROAD ST), BATH, BA1 1BZ, TEL: 01225 316381, WEB: WWW.TRAFFICPEOPLE.CO.UK
 

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