05/05/2014SOPHIECLUB TROPICANA

Can you feel the heat? This seasons prints are hotting up. Last years florals have caught jungle fever: delicate daisies and roses have been replaced by palm trees, toucans, and bursting exotic flowers.

I’m Sophie, by the way: blogger at www.fashionslave.co.uk, freelance journalist, and student at Central Saint Martins studying MA Fashion Journalism.

Pacific prints are everywhere right now. You can’t walk into a store without feeling like you’re lost on a tropical island jungle. Obviously, the idea of dressing like your Dad rocking his Hawaiian shirt on a holiday circa 1995 is a slightly scary thought. But this probably has to be the most fun and exciting trend for SS14. There is something about tropical island prints that have you longing for a beach and a coconut cocktail like nothing else.

Here are my top picks for pacific prints.



Topshop Jumpsuit | Reiss Bikini Top & Bottoms | Topshop Dress | Topshop Bralet | River Island Top

Style Notes

Golden rule of tropical dressing: one paradise print piece per outfit (unless it’s a co-ord). You want to look like you’re inspired by the tropical foliage, not dressing up as an actual palm tree.
Pair the Topshop Bralet with high-waisted black culottes or a pencil skirt, some sliders and a white longline blazer jacket for a sexy, sports luxe approach to paradise prints.
Both the dress and the jumpsuit are a little in your face but would look great paired back with an oversized black bomber. And for the bikini: Piña Coladas essential.
Surfs up. Will you be riding the tropical wave?

Sophie, x

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