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    Anticipating Spring: The Most Romantic Trends of Spring/Summer 2013

    The Spring/Summer 2013 collections are all bound by a cool and purified vibe – they feel sweet, refined and predominantly light. Lavish, wintery materials have been replaced with soft tailoring and gauzy fabrics, yet emphasis on texture and couture detailing creates a complex sophistication. Being a romanticist, my favourite runway theme was the fairy-tale enchantment that was exuded through beautiful blooms, intricate lattice, crochet, broderie patterns and waterfall ruffles. Florals are traditionally a covetable Spring/Summer print, prettying up the simplest of pieces, yet this year flower power has gone more vibrant than ever. Holly Fulton’s three-dimensional, floral appliqués (above left) were a personal London Fashion Week highlight, while Oscar de…