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The not-too-flouncy floral shirt

— by Alyson Walsh

Photo: Dvora @fashionistable

I thought I wasn’t a print person, but obviously I am. Maybe it’s some kind of Decorative Denial (?) But this summer, I’m not exactly saying pah to pattern. The easiest way to take the frou-frou out of floral prints is to mix things up; juxtapose everyday Gentlewoman Style with hints of 1970s Keith Richards (or Morrissey when we still liked him). This penchant for bohemian hippy/punk garb – a leopard print coat here, a skinny scarf there –  is part of my DNA, it was hardwired to my teenage soul and, like a vinyl record on repeat, is something I always come back to…

Oh and people keep asking me where these jeans are from – they’re the MiH Phoebe style, Japanese selvedge non-stretch denim being worn to death, right now. The floral shirt is Agnes b, the loafers are a book royalty/ Gucci splurge. And these photos were taken on a fantastic floating book shop called Word on the Water – a canal barge located on the Regent’s Canal in King’s Cross, London. Books, books, books: Know Your Style is out on September 7, in the UK, and next week I will be announcing details of a book signing in London (on that day). Not long to go, now…

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