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The Fashion Statement: Stripes, Polka Dots and Plaids

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'Tis the season to break out your spring wardrobe (if old man winter would ever go away). But if you don't have this season's take on stripes, polka dots and plaids, get thee to a boutique toute de suite. This is not a time for wallflowers.

These prints have very little in common with the classics. This year, designers painted stripes with a bold brush, used variously-sized polka dots head-to-toe, and paired plaids with floral blouses.

The key is to break every rule your mother taught you: Mix and match patterns. Select stripes in contrasting colors, pair the polka dots with stripes and spice up florals with any geometric design. Just make sure the contrasting patterns have a consistent theme, use the same color palette, or same motif.

Prada and Jil Sander presented some of the best collections of the season. Sander sent out a floor-length gown contrasting vertical black-and-sheer stripes on the bodice with the skirt's pink-and-white horizontal stripes. Prada took a white blouse with a navy monkey print and paired it with a black-and-fuchsia striped skirt. That same skirt served as the foundation for a blue-white-black-green striped top.

Tags: Dolce and Gabbana, Jil Sander, Louis Vuitton, Moschino, plaids, polka dots, Prada, Spring 2011, Spring 2011 Fashion Week, stripes, The Devils Cloth, The Fashion Statement

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Damien Hirst Inspired Wall Treatment

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Filed under: Decor

Even if you're not able to afford an actual Damien Hirst on your wall, you can have a decorating scheme that includes an entire wall inspired by his art for a much more reasonable investment. Polka dots make for a whimsical and upbeat wall treatment in the form of dot decals. Each Sweet 16 package from blik includes 16 Damien Hirst inspired dots of all different colors (with fun names like lemon, cotton candy pink and kiwi) for putting up in a grid pattern or any other way you like (confetti explosion perhaps?). The Sweet 16 cannot be custom ordered, but if you're inspired to make your own masterpiece you can create a personalized mix of colors with blik's Classic Dots instead.

Gallery: Dots by blik

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Darwin Wood Arm Chair

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Laura Ashley gets it right pretty often, but she definitely did something great with this effort. Overall I just love this Darwin Wood Arm Chair. It's a mix of retro and modern with a nice sense of earthiness, it's cheerful without being obnoxious, and it's surprisingly stylish considering in this print it has such a neutral color scheme. But it comes in 4 color options, is easy to clean and care for, and its curved wooden arms and puffy rounded seats make it more than just a little inviting -- it may become the favorite seat in the house. £525

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