FLORAL prints are as summery and perennial as rain at Wimbledon. But this year bold colours are hotting up the vicar’s wife’s pattern of choice, and pattern-wise it’s not just the modest sprigs of the 40s tea dresses that are revisited.

Yellow dahlia print dress £80, Firetrap at the Metquarter

LK Bennett flowers, £145, down from £189

Ring collar dress, £55, Billabong

Shorts, £45, top, £20, both by Billabong; orange flip-flops, £60, by Crystal Flipflops

Dress, £135, and matching ruffle bag; both by Coast

LK Bennett flowers, £145, down from £189

Yellow dahlia print dress £80, Firetrap at the Metquarter

Dress, £135, and matching ruffle bag; both by Coast

Ring collar dress, £55, Billabong

Dress, £89, green vest, £12.50; both from Phase 8

Shorts, £45, top, £20, both by Billabong; orange flip-flops, £60, by Crystal Flipflops

Dress, £89, green vest, £12.50; both from Phase 8

Eye-catching designs from the 50s, 60s and 70s are dusted off and added to T-shirts, too, and perfect for day or night. Harness the power of flower!

* THE location for this week’s shoot was Gusto, the stylish Italian restaurant in Liverpool’s Albert Dock.

Over-looking the Tate gallery and the waterfront, and serving up freshly made Mediterranean dishes, it’s the perfect stop for a cocktail, lunch or dinner.

emma.pinch@liverpool.com

Fashion Notes

Location: Gusto, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool. Tel: 0870 401 2125

Photographer: Paul Heaps

Model: Ashley Griffiths at Impact Models www.impactmodelsagency.co.uk

Make-up: Lisa Flanagan, misslisa_f@hotmail.co.uk

Hair and make-up: Andrea Daley and Natalie Dawling at Barbara Daley Hair and Beauty, 29-31 Lime St Liverpool, L1 0151 709 7974

Stockist: The Metquarter, 35, Whitechapel, Liverpool. Tel: 0151 224 2390; Crystal Flipflops, www.crystal-flipflops.co.uk, tel: 0151 549 1353

emma.pinch@liverpool.com