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FLOWER POWER RULES

Every summer I wonder whether this is the year I get florals wrong. I mean, it has to happen at some point, doesn’t it? Every season, without fail, I fall in love with something flowery, but often bottle out when it comes to buying it in case my time has come to say goodbye to blooms.

There really is a fine line between fashionable and frumpy when it comes to florals. So despite being my summer go-to, they do require a bit of planning.

Big statement florals just scream ‘curtains’ to me, so I tend to veer towards smaller, more subtle prints.

That’s not to say bold blooms can’t look good. Designers took their print inspiration this season from

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