Draw attention (of the right kind) this summer, it’s a time to ditch the dull and drab entries of your wardrobe and bring on the bright and bold.

Colour has been used by alomst every top designer for their spring/summer 2008 catwalks, and the colours are crisp, clear and contrasting.

This luxurious and expensive shade of blue graced much of Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer collection. Wear this shade with white, grey or black. Suits all skin tones.

Z Zegna used this luxurious shade of blue on their catwalk with white to make a classy impact. I have a strong feeling this shade of blue will be every where this season - and next.

Paul Smith combined some very unusual colour combinations, but you have to agree they work. To make an impact like this outfit you have to be bold and mix colours you otherwise wouldn’t. Think of this look as the geek-chic style made trendy.

Burberry used crisp, clear colours on the catwalk, this shade of green would suit all skin tones.

If you want to make an impact - like Gucci did on this seasons catwalks - brighten up any outfit with this 80’s inspired colour. Wear this bright teal shade with black, suits all skin tones.

John Galliano was influenced by ‘Urban Warfare’ this season. In John Galliano’s collection, an exciting shade of green accompanied most of his pieces.

Calvin Klein crossed masculine and feminin with this shade of powdered plum. If you are buying a very mascline outfit - like a suit - choose a colour that will soften the look, but only slightly. This tone would look great next to either light or dark skin, if you have mid-tone skin choose this colour a shade lighter or darker - you choose.

Rusty red shades were abundant on the catwalks this season. Jil Sander updated the classic suit to fit with this seasons styles. Rusty red shades wills suit mosts skin tones, but will look especially good on lighter skin. If you have darker skin try to find this rust colour a shade or two lighter than the one shown here.

Moschino was taking no prisoners at their spring/summer catwalk, the bold combination of radiant red with brilliant white would attract any one’s attention. This style may worry some men, but it is spot on trend and the contrast between the two colours are so crisp. Any man with the confidence to wear this look will suit it, if you’re not confortable with colours that bright there are many more to choose from.

Fendi hit a spot with this egg yolk yellow, ever since their spring/summer 2008 catwalk this colour has been on every high street, in many different forms. I find this colour looks amazing with mid to dark coloured skin, if you’re fair skinned a slightly darker mustard yellow may suit you better.

Liven up otherwise dull colours, like grey, with pattern and texture in your fabrics. D&G displayed some very intricate and detailed textures in their outfits. Use these muted colours (grey,brown,beige,black) and textures with some of the hot shades that have hit the catwalks and highstreets this season.

It’s not a good idea to wear colours that clash with each other (and you) so find a shade to suit your complexion and wear your chosen colour with grey, black, brown or beige.

Flowers and fashion have always had long history together and have consistantly been the more successfull prints when moving from the catwalks to the highstreet.

Men, women and children can all wear floral patterns easily, this is one reason for their popularity. The spring/summer catwalk collections have shown you don’t just have to have the pretty, girlie flower prints that we know so well, a surreal and artisic side to floral prints has emerged. In spring/summer 2008 flowers will be everywhere, the clothes you buy reflect the great variety of flowers in the world, exoctic or English country, vivid bright colours of calm pastel shades, large prints or tight intricate prints, the choice seems unlimited.

Floral prints and patterns work well if you want to manipulate the way your body looks. You can add a flower prints and colour to parts of your body to make them look bigger, and wear black, navy or any dark colour you want on the parts of your body you want to draw attention away from. Large patterns draw the eye to the prints you’ve picked, and the eye will then follow the pattern around the outfit, this creates the illusion of size.

To draw the attention away from any part of your body you are not completly happy with wear floral prints on trainers or jackets, which the majority of the time will compliment your shape (any shape) and you can update your wardrobe with this seasons prints.

If you just want to be slightly more fashionable, without extra hassle, just add dashes of floral designs throughout your wardrobe.

Roberto Cavalli Mens Clothing Fall - Winter 2007/08 - FLORAL PATTERN TEE - £259.00 GBP

Ted Baker Long Sleeve Floral Shirt - £85.00 GBP

Joe Browns Long Sleeve Floral Shirt - £30.00 GBP

This faded-look long sleeved floral shirt with roll up sleeve styling by Joe Browns is perfect for this season’s casual look.

Joe Browns Floral Print Shirt - £15.00 GBP

Monitor Floral Shirt - £25.00 GBP

Peter Werth Floral Shirt - £45.00 GBP

Get a little pink in your life with this long sleeved all-over print shirt by Peter Werth. Washable. Cotton.

Base Floral Shirt - £22.50 GBP

Gibson Floral Shirt - £75.00 GBP

Nautica Mens Floral Knit Short Sleeve Shirt - £59.98 GBP

Short sleeve multi floral print knit shirt. Available in White.

Men’s Floral Shirt - £75.00 GBP

Faded Floral Tee - £8.95 GBP

West Bay Floral Board Shorts - £15.00 GBP

Joe Browns Funky Floral Shorts - £30.00 GBP

Mens Fashion Print Shorts in Floral by Bjorn Borg - £17.00 GBP

Fancy making a statement in something fun and unique? Then look no further than this funky contemporary floral print boxer short by none other than tennis ace, Bjorn Borg. The colourful floral graphic print features emerald green, cobalt blue and sunshine yellow leaves alongside festive red and black berries, on a grey background. Definitely not for the faint hearted, this piece is sure to be a talking point and great for those who love to be the centre of attention! The contrasting black and red waistband and structured, fly-less front panel finish the fun look off perfectly. Fashioned from 95% cotton and 5% Lycra, the short offers a comfortable, sung fit. A great boxer choice for both sportswear and regular daily wear.

Roberto Cavalli Mens Belts Fall - Winter 2007/08 - FLORAL BELT - £197.00 GBP

Ties:

Bruno Piatelli Medallion & Floral Tie Box Set - £60.00 GBP

Usually Ships in 24-48 Hours Details: Mans second best friend; a colorful Bruno Piatelli tie box set. Medallion and floral print cover the cuff links, hankie, and tie for a unique match and a distinctive look. Hand made multicolor medallion and floral print silk tie and hankie with matching silver metal cufflinks from Bruno Piatelli *100% pure silk.

Waterlilies - Monet by Wild Ties multicolor silk ties £24.95 GBP

Irises - Van Gogh by Wild Ties green silk ties £34.99 GBP

Floral Stripe w/Pocketsquare by Ron Chereskin blue silk ties £38.95 GBP

Floral by Nicole Miller lavender silk ties £29.99

Poppy by Electric Neckwear multicolor silk ties £32.95 GBP

Chinese Dragon Floral by Museum Artifacts black silk ties £39.99 GBP

Flower Trifold by Daniel De Fasson blue silk ties £64.95 GBP

Exotic Flowers by Pelican Bay tan/taupe silk ties £24.99 GBP

Shoes and Trainers:

Converse Men Chucks Court HI grau €69

Flowers and fashion have a long history together and have always been one of the more successfull prints when moving from the catwalks to the highstreet.

Men, women and children can all wear floral patterns easily, this is one reason for their popularity. In spring/summer 2008 flowers will be everywhere, the clothes you buy reflect the great variety of flowers in the world, exoctic or English country, vivid bright colours of calm pastel shades, large prints or tight intricate prints, the choice seems unlimited. The spring/summer catwalk collections have shown you don’t just have to have the pretty, girlie flower prints that we know so well, a surreal and artisic side to floral prints has emerged.

Women:

Women worldwide have always responded well to floral prints, and this summer is no different.

Prada has introduced art into the frame, and displayed some incredibly detailed and surreal outfits on the catwalk. The use of colour in the Prada showed how much attention could be had by the right prints in the right colours.

Floral prints are perfect for the attraction/distraction techniques that work so effectivly. The attraction/distraction techniques works by finding your best asset and your worst, wear a bold and bright pattern or accessorie on your best asset and wear a dark plain fabric on your worst. When choosing dark fabrics it may not always be best to chose black, it’s such a stong colour it can somtimes draw more attention, I find navy, brown and dark purples work most successfully - in the summer at least.

Scroll down to find more of the floral fashion that has been hitting the high street.

Accessories:

Wide Tote - Premium Floral Safari - £238.00 GBP

Floral Satchel - £44.00 GBP

Fossil Isabella Print - £49.00 GBP

Tops and Shirts:

At £299.00 GBP, this Alberta Ferretti top is expensive but good quality garments last from season to season.

Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti Fall - Winter 2007/08 - LACED FLOWER TEE -

Delicate flower details: You don’t aways have to go all out for fashion, these tops have small floral details on them.

Tank Top 49.95 €Availiable in both Black and Yellow.


Niagara long top 39.95 €

Dresses:

Trousers/skirts:

Lucky Brand - Military Floral Crop capris pants Apparel - £88.00 GBP

Allen Allen - Burnout Floral Skirt (Chalk) - Apparel - £90.00 GBP

Plus size:

Price: £89.00 GBP

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Floral Lingerie Strap Swim Mini Suit Plus Size Swimwear

The black background makes the colourful floral design on this swimsuit mini-dress pop. There is gold metalic detail throughout the draped swim mini. The center of the bust sports a gold oval ring which the material is shirred around. Just under that is a small triangle opening, giving this a unique and sexy design flair. The criss cross top works for both a full busted woman and a not so full busted woman. The straps have three adjustable slots in the back of the swimsuit. The straps can also be criss crossed for added support. This plus size swimsuit has soft bra cups and a full tummy tamer inside. Draped material across the front help to minimize the tummy and waist area. The shirred sides on the suit creates a curvy waistline.

Shoes and Trainers:

Rocki Floral Bar Court - £59.99 GBP

Miss Sixty Addison pink - £129.00 GBP

Miss Sixty Daria silber - £109.00 GBP

Grasshoppers - Napa Wedge Swirl (Stone Floral) - Footwear - £56.00 GBP

Miss Sixty Alaia weiß/grün - £59.90 GBP

Sugar - Origami Batik Floral (Pink) - Footwear £74.00 GBP

Converse Women Chucks Aloha Skull HI grau 69.00 €

Killah Badesa shoes braun - £49.00 GBP

Rebels - Elsie Floral (Pink) - Footwear - £63.00 GBP

O Oscar, An Oscar de la Renta Co. O-Caron (Pink And White Floral Print) - Footwear - £113.00 GBP

With 2008’s London Fashion week almost unpon us, I had to sing the praises of 2 new designers that have the pleasure of displaying their gorgeous clothes on the catwalk next week.

London Fashion week is well known for introducing new talented designers to our pages, and although there are plenty of favourites, including Vivienne Westwood’s new collection, we have to celebrate the intuition of these new designer’s on the scene.

Both these designer’s are friends and work close to each other, and although both tend towards the 80’s it’s in very different ways.

Henry Holland, who designs for House of Holland, is a new designer with a talent for updating key looks for this millenium. Henry takes his inspiration from the 80’s for the most of his designs, and combines modern trends like hot pants with and his trade mark bold t-shirts.

Apart from his cute rhyming t’s, like the now classic “Save The Rave” design, Henry Holland has designed some celebrity slogans in his Fashion Groupies collection including this Gareth Pugh t-shirt.

You have probably seen more of Henry Holland’s designs than you thought, and with his skill for pattern and colour you’ll be seeing a lot more of him and not just at London Fashion week.

Henry Holland brings us some daring new designs in his spring/summer 2008 collection, that will be shown next week.

Gareth Pugh started his career in the fashion industry as a costume designer at the tender age of 14, and since then he has become noturious for his trademark inflated clothing.

Gareth spent a short time on fashion reality tv, which at the time Gareth called “horrible” and “the only other option to being on the dole.”

This wil be Gareth’s 3rd London Fashion Week, each being more impressive as the last. Gareth has worked with Kylie Minogue who since working with him still has to shower the talented designer with the praise he deserves.

Both these young talented designers are at the begining’s of their career’s and are working their hardest to get the best collection out on display.

See both Henry Holland and Gareth Pugh at London Fashion Week, which will start on Sunday the 10th Feb with the last shows on the 15th Feb.

This season all men should have some shade of blue in their wardrobe, all blues work from pale to rich royal hues.

You should choose the shade of blue to suit your skin tone, make sure you get some contrast between your skin and your clothes. Stay away from pale blues if your are fair skinned, unless you have a tan, you don’t want to look washed out.

No man should shy away from wearing blue, especially if you don’t normally wear a lot of colour in your outfits. Blue is a very versatile and easy colour to wear, it suit’s most looks, pale and refined, bright and bold or masculine and subtle.

Pale blue - Pale blues suit darker skinned men, this season keep it light and wear them with white, tan, or grey.

Hugo Boss Blue T-Shirt (Tee 13)

Ben Sherman Jock Light Blue Striped Shirt

Zanetti Blue Bias Striped Cotton Dress Shirt

Hugo Boss Blue Pique Polo Shirt (Paddy)

Lacoste Blue & White Sport T-Shirt

Versace Blue Short Sleeve Cotton Shirt

One True Saxon Blue Stripe Short Sleeve Shirt

Joseph Abboud Light Blue Striped Dress Shirt

Bobby Jones Collection Blue Jersey Polo

Columbia Bonehead Short Sleeve Fishing Shirt Whitecap Blue Mens 2X

Diesel (Viker) Blue Distressed Button Fly Jeans 32 Leg”

Snipe Shoes - 59112 (Mens) (Blue Gray Leather) - Men’s

Bright blue - Most men can get away with bright blues, wear them this season with more bright colours. Go neon if you can stand it, vibrant colurs are everywhere this season.

Mens Volcom Fairway Polo. Blue

Armani Royal Blue T-Shirt with Red Design

Tricots St. Raphael Blue Crewneck Sweater

On The Edge 3.0 Long Jacket -Mens Federal Blue/Gray X-Large

2(x)ist Varsity Trunk

Wells Lamont #133M Medium Mens Blue LTX Glove

Rich royal blues - The best way the inject a luxurious feel to an outfit, for texture choose velvet in a rich royal blue to make any outfit stand out.

Stone Island Royal Blue Jacket with Removable Lining

Adidas Y-3 Royal Blue Sweatshirt

Adidas - Y3 Royal Blue Long Sleeve Polo Shirt

Versace Royal Blue Long Sleeve Shirt

Paul & Shark Royal Blue Polo Shirt

Deep, dark blue - Every man suits deep dark blues, this is one shade you can go out dressed head to toe in. Keep you outfits clean cut and modern, and make sure your blues don’t fade.

Joseph Abboud Blue Striped Wool Three-Button Suit

Armani Blue T-Shirt with Sewn Logo

Prada Blue Short Sleeve T-Shirt

Blue Wash Denim OCC Mens Jeans

F.T.C. - Navy and Chrome

Slap - Ombre Blue

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If you don’t want to go all out for fashion this season, inject some style into your wardrobe with some trendy T-shirts. You can sample this seasons style and see if it works for you without risking being a fashion victim.

Wear this season’s T-shirts with skinny or slim jeans in black, white or grey. You can opt for acid colours - orange, red, yellow, green, purple or blue - but remember not to put colours that clash together, but you won’t need to worry about this if you wear black, white or grey.

Patterns feature highly in this collection, bold modern patterns with stylised shapes are evrywhere and have moved easily from the catwalk to the streets.

T-shirts on the catwalks have been textured, patterned and stylised. These designs are from this season (autumn/winter 2007) and next season (spring/summer 2008.)

Alessandro Dell’Acqua - autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - This season Alessandro Dell’Acqua has graced the catwalks with some cool, calm grey outfits.

Alexander McQueen autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Alexander McQueen teamed shocking T-shirts with colourfull pieces to create bold statement outifts.

Calvin Klein autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Calvin Klein came out with understated modern outifts with hints of texture and pattern.

Dolce & Gabbana autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Dolce & Gabbana introduced us to his cool grey creations with smooth textures to add more interest.

Fendi autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - The Fendi catwalks were awash with textures, adding glamour to his creations with glitz and shine.

Giorgio Armani autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Patterns were a huge statement for Giorgio Armani this season, teamed with grey and white made a romantic impression.

Gucci autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Bright patterned T-shirts with ensembles that shout texture from a mile away, tight leather trouser won’t adjust to the street as well as the T-shirts Gucci have brought out this season.

Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Clean modern pattetrns and textures ruled Louis Vuitton catwalk shows.

Moschino autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Flashback to the 80’s, Moschino have made a impact with acid and neon colours with this collection, teamed with black & white to add depth.

Prada autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Prada have shown texture when incorporated with tight clingy shapes can be s stylish and understated fashionable look.

Raf Simons autumn/winter 2007 - spring/summer 2008 - Bright and bold to say the least, Raf Simons has designed some vibrant T-shirts to accompany his black ensembles.

You can go two ways: bright and bold or soft and romantic.

If your after a bold style then choose acid colours - primarily orange and green. Put these bright colours together with black trousers or jeans to create depth to your outfit. If your pale tread carefully with this style, you may find the sharpe contrast from black & white will suit you better.

If your after a romantic approach keep to blues, grey and white for a softer feel to this seasons fashion. Unlike acid and neon colours these softer colours suit most skin tones.

Below are some eye-catching styles availiable online.

Kauz Karl T-Shirt

Roberto Cavalli Mens Swimwear Spring - Summer 2007 - SUNGLASSES T-SHIRT -

Ozark Island T-Shirt

‘Boring (NASCAR) T-shirt

Lee Mens Clothing - Spring-Summer 2007

CoSTUME NATIONAL Mens Clothing SPECIAL OFFER - LAST ONE LEFT -

Roberto Cavalli Mens Clothing Spring - Summer 2007 - NEW STRIPED T-SHIRT -

Versace Mens Underwear Fall - Winter 2006/07

CoSTUME NATIONAL Mens Clothing SPECIAL OFFER - LAST ONE LEFT -

Billabong Banquet T-shirt

T-Shirt T-Shirt