SLEEK and modern, the Spring Summer 1999 fashion collections celebrate a new femininity.

Simple, elegant shapes give maximum versatility. Equally, the coolness of pure white continues to charm, perfect for those warm, balmy days ahead.

Fashion essentials that are hard to live without in summer include a bias cut sleeveless dress, a tunic top refreshed with a new scoop neckline and a three-quarter length sleeve shirt and neat pedal pushers.

Hot off the catwalk are peasant and denim styles. Cool denim trousers and skirts with turn ups and stitch detail are worn with gypsy style print tops or the new three-quarter length T-shirts in various colours.

Cargo pants and cargo dresses - simple and casual, these are still essential key pieces to take you through the summer.

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