Think blue and pink

Ready to Wear:

Blue and pink, pink and blue. What lovely colours. That's the good news. The bad news it that these are the colours that will be big, huge, happening and trendy - and other dreadful inferiority complex inducing words - this spring. But fear not sensible people and don't anyone get in a flap about it like so many of you did with chocolate brown. Hand on heart, I can't recommend anyone wearing a whole pink or blue suit (although a dress in these colours is fine) unless you are very young or going to a wedding. You will look stupid and young children will quite rightly point at you. But you can cock your hat to these new colours to great effect by mixing them with your usual wardrobe - you can enliven a dark suit with a pink satin shirt, wear a cashmere sweater in either colour with white jeans, that sort of thing. The spectrum is wide, so pick the shade that suits you, and keep tights natural for a fresher look.

Above: blue marble print dress, pounds 209, Joseph, 26 Sloane Street, London SW1; enquiries: 0171 629 4774

Main picture: nylon top, pounds 40, French Connection, 249 Regent Street, London W1; enquiries: 0171 580 2507. Cord bootleg trousers, pounds 48, Jigsaw, 126-127 New Bond Street, London W1; enquiries: 0171 491 4484

Pale pink skirt, pounds 195, Bella Freud, from Pellicano, 63 South Molton Street, London W1; enquiries: 0171 713 6466. Pink cashmere sweater, pounds 130, SC Collection; mail order: 01450 371115. Fuchsia satin sandals, pounds 240, Jimmy Choo Ready to Wear, 20 Motcomb Street, London SW1; enquiries: 0171 235 6008

Powder blue cotton jacket, pounds 117, trousers, pounds 90, both Antoni and Alison, from Browns, 23-27 South Molton Street, London W1 (0171 275 7033). V-neck microfibre top, pounds 29.99, from Morgan, Kensington High Street, London W8 and branches; enquiries: 0171 436 5255. Perspex mules, pounds 47.99, Ravel, 184 Oxford Street, London W1 and branches; enquiries: 0171 631 0224

Pale pink jacket, pounds 80, Warehouse,19-21 Argyll Street, London W1 and branches nationwide; enquiries: 0171 278 3491