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With temperatures rising and new stock on shelves, it's time to master this season's key trends. Five top stylists tell Gemma Soames how to work the stand-out looks for summer
Prada, Pucci, Dries Van Noten and Lanvin. Japanese-inspired jackets and prints at Prada and Dries, a Vietnamese inspired collection at Pucci and kimono-style dresses at Lanvin remade oriental style with a minimal twist for a stand-out look of the season.
"Prada's take on the trend was kabuki inspired, with oversized cherry blossom motifs. At Pucci, the look was a lot more print-heavy. Cavalli did lots of patterns inspired by porcelain and Ming vases. Today I'm wearing Prada, but usually when you're incorporating a trend like this, it's best to pick one piece out of the whole look and go with that. Start with shoes or accessories and build it up from there. The look's surprisingly versatile - you could wear the top as a shawl with a white T-shirt, some nice skinny blue jeans and a pair of heels for a Sunday tea, or transform it for nighttime with a beautiful, long, strapless ball gown. You could even wear it for work, paired with a black shift dress and clipped together with a nice brooch. In Hong Kong a lot of people might be afraid to do the Asian trend because they don't want to look like they're wearing a costume. But designers are such creative geniuses that they've filtered the look through other inspirations, making it much easier to do."
Pastel green satin stole (HK$21,800); dress (HK$37,150); gold nappa socks (HK$4,800); platform shoes (HK$26,200); chain bracelet (HK$15,000); bangle (HK$8,250); earrings (HK$6,250), all by Prada.