Fashion: Spot the difference

You'll need a kooky, shameless, thoroughly English attitude if you want to wear dots and spots - particularly the less-than-traditional varieties sported here

Far left: green dress with bead spots, pounds 279, by Nicole Farhi, 158 New Bond Street, London W1, enquiries 0171 499 8368; cream Mary-Jane shoes, pounds 40, by Faith, stores nationwide, enquiries 0800 289 297

Left: dotty silk shirt, pounds 168, by Paul and Joe, from Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, London W1, enquiries 0171 629 1234

Right: pink stripe top, pounds 99, by Sonia Rykiel, from Browns, 23- 27 South Molton Street, London W1, enquiries 0171 491 7833; grey velvet spot skirt, pounds 760, by Paul Smith Women, Westbourne House, 122 Kensington Park Road, London W11, enquiries 0171 739 7133

Left: orange and turquoise spot print top, made to order, by Sonja Nuttall, enquiries 0171 323 3801; brown dirndl skirt, pounds 222, by Alberta Ferretti, 205-206 Sloane Street, London, enquiries 0171 235 2349

MAKE-UP: FIRYAL ARNEIL USING BOBBI BROWN

HAIR: FIRYAL ARNEIL FOR STEVEN CAREY, 0171 495 5353

MODEL: COLETTE C AT SELECT

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNA STEVENSON

STYLING BY HOLLY WOOD