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"  Thank Gucci designer Frida Giannini for this one. There&amp;#039;s an appealing kitschy-cool factor that you can&amp;#039;t help but love about a tropical print\u2014cue the Frank Sinatra CDs, slather on the silver-pink lipstick, pour the lunchtime martinis\u2014but it doesn&amp;#039;t necessarily translate into &amp;quot;gotta wear it!&amp;quot; pure clothing joy. However, Gucci, home of the fashionably dressed power babe, dared us all to tread back into this territory. Gucci&amp;#039;s version of the tropical print blended in a heavy dose of abstract art, taking the spiky palm frond\u2014compared with florals, leaf motifs are harder-edged without sacrificing the necessary retro vibe\u2014and blending in vivid gradients of neatly grown-up color, like navy blue and foggy gray. All those complex spikes, all those chic shades\u2014tropical prints became downright adventurous and sexy! Here&amp;#039;s the thing: While Giannini showed off the print amid a ton of skinny suits, we think that tropical-print button-downs and trousers, no matter how sleekly done or well-styled it all is, can&amp;#039;t help but read as Tony Manero. A dress just looks best\u2014not too messy, nicely feminine. Pick a blousy, romantic-looking one, as opposed to anything too snug or constructed, in a print that&amp;#039;s cool, not silly. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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