Summer Chic - your summer essentials

'Here comes the sun'!!! We show you how to stay chic this Spring/Summer in sun soaked days and balmy evenings.

Summer is the time to flaunt your fab figure and to go playful with all the bright hues. And girls with a generous side need not sulk, as smart summer styling will hide your flaws and accentuate your strenghts.


Shorts Style
Effortlessly stylish - simply pull-on a pair of denim shorts and an easy tank. Team it with smart slingbag, comfy flat sandals or wedges and a pair of summer sunglasses and you're ready to rock.

Wear your shorts to a party by dressing them up like Eva with a nice pair of heels and a clutch or keep it casual with basic white tee or nautical stripes for some fun look. What ever way you wear, it's definitely going to be stylish and keep you comfy in the heat.
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Eva Longoria, Halle Berry and Ashley Tisdale

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Your choice of accessories will be the key to your shorty look so make sure you pick the best. You can wear your shorts with a white silk shirt (tucked in) for a more feminine look. You can wear this look from outdoor soirees to pool parties and just look perfect.
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Our Picks

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Kain Washed tank top for $155, Joe's Jeans The Destroyed Short in Brigitte for $143, Aldo Otega sunglasses for $12, Aubin & WillsWellingham Straw Panama Hat for £54 (Aldo Mallinger hat for $20) and Aldo Wyatta Beaded Gladiator Sandals for £45.

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White Wash
Nothing says summer like a white ensemble. Replace your LBDs with LWD (little whote dress) or team white separates to create a chic head-to-toe white look like Blake Lively. A summery white dress can be worn from day-to-night with the right accessories. And the best part is, a white dress will complement that tan you’ve been working on over the last few weeks.
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Kirsten Dunst, Blake Lively and Taylow Swift

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Work minimalism with a elegant white blouse teamed with white pants, add statement gold jewelry for a sophisticated evening look. And if you've watched the Royal Wedding, you know lace is this season's hot fav. And what can be a better way to work the lace than wearing it in white (like Taylor Swift). A nice short white lace dress styled with an elegant belt can be worn for the day and teamed with a white jacket (Stella McCartney) for the evening look.

Girls if you're worried that 'white will make you look fat', pick a different hue to white like cream, ivory, beige to flaunt the style. Absolutely anyone can work this trend perfectly with ease. And just like black, white works with almost everything.
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Stripes
Add fun to your summer wardrobe with stripes - they are versatile and can be worn by everyone and with everything. Team a striped tee with your jeans, shorts or a skirt, pick a stylish striped dress, pair your stripes with other prints (abstract, geometric) - there's no dearth of options.
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Taylor Swift, Eva Longoria and Victoria Justice

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We think the best way to wear the stripe trend is to wear a stripe tee under a blazer and team it with smart trousers or jeans.

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Flower Power
Bring your summer look into full bloom with all things floral. Floral prints are an epitome of spring/summer chic. Read Botanical Love - Florals for Spring and Winter for how to wear the floral look.

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Botanical Love - Florals for Spring and Winter
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Botanical Love - Florals for Spring and Winter

This season's most covetable style - florals. Top designers like Stella McCartney, Erdem and Christian Dior featured floral prints in their Spring Summer 2011 Collection and an array of lovely flowers are already in their full bloom with pretty women adorning the florals.

Dressing up or dressing down, floral prints are big news for spring and fashionable women across the globe are sporting this season's hottest look.
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Chloe Sevigny (l) and Kirsten Dunst (r)
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Thandie Newton (l) and Rihanna (r)

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Most Popular: Stella McCartney's Floral Dress
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Stella McCartney's floral dresses have become really popular with the celebs and have been everywhere from the red carpet event to photocalls.
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Kristen Bell wore Stella McCartney's Multi Botanical Calla Dress (for $1275, click here to buy) which she paired with black pumps and coral lips while wore Stella's Alexis Bledel wore Anemone Print Pap Dress (for $1595, click here to buy) with long sleeves and round neckline., which she paired with yellow platform pumps and black clutch.
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Kristen Bell and Alexis Bledel
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Olivia Palermo and Miranda Kerr
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Natasha Poonawalla

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Cheryl Cole with Stella McCartney Botanical Falabella Bag

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Florals on Autumn Winter 2011 Runway

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This year even the winter will bloom with the floral prints. So don't shy away from loosening your wallets to pick the florals as they'll be equally hot for the winter wardrobe.
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How to wear florals?
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From full length gowns to cute smocks - everyone can wear this trend for every occassion. You can go chic and minimalistic (like Kristen Bell in Stella McCartney) or cute and quaint (like Natasha Poonawalla).

- If you don't want a very feminine look, try a floral print in darker colours (Peter Som runway collection above) instead of choosing dainty pastel florals.

- For a more casual look pair it with opaque tights in blacks or greys (this floral look can be worn even in winters).

- For evenings make it dressy with sophisticated feminine accessories.
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Which is the right floral print for you?

The right floral print for you would be in proportion to your body. If you're petite then big floral prints are a complete no-no for you. If you're tall and slender, you can wear all kinds of floral prints - bold, smaller, discreet, they all would look great on you. Bigger women should also avoid bold and big floral prints and pick smaller prints to slim you down.
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Wearing Florals in winters
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Reign your winter wardrobe with florals - layer summer floral dress with a smart jacket or a cardigan to cover from the chill and team it with heeled boots for extra protection.
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Darker coloured floral dress work great for the winters - team it with bright fun coloured accessories for summers and chic somber colours for winters. Light on the wallet and still fashionable.

Give your floral dress an edgier look by pairing it with a tough accessories and military jackets.
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Make a statement with floral accessories

Floral print accessories are a great way to wear the floral trend. Floral scarves or floral print bags will brighten up your look without looking over the top, and the best part is it will make a very smooth transition from your summer to winter ensemble without thinking much on how to wear the look.

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Our Picks: Florals

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1. Mango Cretona Floral Wrap Dress for £79.90 , click here to buy
(Mango has stores across the world Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, USA, New Zealand, Europe, so you can pick this style from anywhere and they have a wide collection in florals)

2. Eliza J Belted Cotton Party Dress for $138, click here to buy

3. ASOS Black Floral Print Scarf for £15, click here to buy

4. River Island Floral Tote Bag for £37, click here to buy
RI has stores across the world (Singapore, Dubai, Europe), so you can get this eclectic bag just about anywhere.

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