It's all black and white

Jul 5 2007 by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily Post

Laura Davis looks at this season’s key monochrome trend

Caliste short pleated skirt, £69; Babs cotton tank, £35

FASHION tends to be all about extremes, so while the shops are filled with vivid colours this summer there are also pieces entirely absent of it.

Monochrome is one of those looks that seems to make it through each year – whether in the autumn/winter or spring/summer collections.

Inspiration comes from Beatnik beauty Edie Sedgwick or the ’80s two-tone movement.

Lou scallop stone top, £110; Elena white linen shorts, £59

Pristine whites combined with pitch black can be both casual and formal, but it looks most sophisticated when worn with well-groomed hair and make-up.

* THE setting for this week’s shoot is the Crowne Plaza hotel, located next to the Royal Liver Building and overlooking the River Mersey.

Built in 1998, it heralded a change in the quality of the city’s hotel industry.

The hotel features a health centre – the Harbour Club – and the Plaza Brasserie, which serves a range of modern, international dishes.

Lilac fab shirt, £75; Rio slim leg trousers, £95

Notes

Location: Crowne Plaza Liverpool, St Nicholas Place, Princes Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, tel: 0151 243 8000

Model: Amy Halse, of Absolute Model Management, www.absolutemodelmanagement.co.uk or tel: 0151 707 0505

Photographer: Tracey O’Neill

Lee crochet dress, £110

Stylist: Katie Williams of Ampersand

Hair: Lisa Rhead at Barbara Daley, 29-31 Lime St, Liverpool; tel: 0151 709 7974

Make-up: Natalie Dawling at Barbara Daley

Stockists: Reiss, 46-48 Stanley Street, Liverpool, tel: 0151 227 9157

Caliste short pleated skirt, £69; Babs cotton tank, £35

Elena linen shorts, £59; Priscilla satin top, £59

lauradavis@dailypost.co.uk