From MSGM dresses and high-street shirts to Stella McCartney flatforms and Cos totes, there’s only one pattern to be seen in this summer and this is it.
The dress
![Milan fashion week SS16](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fd4905db0-409a-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Milan fashion week SS16
VANNI BASSETTI, GETTY
![Stylist Kate Foley at Paris fashion week AW17](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fa1e776c8-409a-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Stylist Kate Foley at Paris fashion week AW17
![Tie-dye dress, £78, Closet London; <a href="http://fave.co/2rADnIX">johnlewis.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F5237c04c-409a-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Tie-dye dress, £78, Closet London; <a href="http://fave.co/2rADnIX">johnlewis.com</a>
![Red dress, £435, MSGM; <a href="http://fave.co/2rAmvlo">luisaviaroma.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fb19b3830-4099-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Red dress, £435, MSGM; <a href="http://fave.co/2rAmvlo">luisaviaroma.com</a>
![Blue shirtdress, £30; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9JPTU">zara.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F3450049c-4098-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Blue shirtdress, £30; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9JPTU">zara.com</a>
The suit
![<a href="http://fave.co/2rAufDS">Blazer</a>, £199, and <a href="http://fave.co/2rAlKZt">flared trousers</a>, £169; <a href="http://baumundpferdgarten.com/">baumundpferdgarten.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F8b74076c-409a-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
<a href="http://fave.co/2rAufDS">Blazer</a>, £199, and <a href="http://fave.co/2rAlKZt">flared trousers</a>, £169; <a href="http://baumundpferdgarten.com/">baumundpferdgarten.com</a>
![<a href="http://fave.co/2sa10F2">Blazer</a>, £279, and <a href="http://fave.co/2rAExnK">trousers</a>, £189; kingandtuckfield.com](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F54229018-4099-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
<a href="http://fave.co/2sa10F2">Blazer</a>, £279, and <a href="http://fave.co/2rAExnK">trousers</a>, £189; kingandtuckfield.com
The shirt
![Fashion editor Jeanette Friis Madsen at Milan fashion week AW17](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F703a7116-409a-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Fashion editor Jeanette Friis Madsen at Milan fashion week AW17
STYLEDUMONDE
![Green shirt, £39; <a href="http://fave.co/2rAI2u2">warehouse.co.uk</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F319ad7d4-409a-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1300%2C1625%2C0%2C0)
Green shirt, £39; <a href="http://fave.co/2rAI2u2">warehouse.co.uk</a>
![Off-the-shoulder shirt, £26; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9MUUe">mango.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F663b2d60-4098-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1300%2C1625%2C0%2C0)
Off-the-shoulder shirt, £26; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9MUUe">mango.com</a>
The skirt
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![Milan fashion week SS17](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F557efd50-409b-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1375%2C0%2C0)
Milan fashion week SS17
CHRISTIAN VIERIG, GETTY
![Paris fashion week SS17](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F3c09c580-409b-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1375%2C0%2C0)
Paris fashion week SS17
![Yellow skirt, £450, Missoni Mare; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9Ujmf">mytheresa.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fc5d5da30-4099-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Yellow skirt, £450, Missoni Mare; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9Ujmf">mytheresa.com</a>
![Midiskirt, £36; <a href="http://fave.co/2rAlSrV">topshop.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F1545cf44-409a-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Midiskirt, £36; <a href="http://fave.co/2rAlSrV">topshop.com</a>
![Multicoloured skirt, £45; <a href="http://fave.co/2rADJzh">marksandspencer.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fa5e8dfc0-4098-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1650%2C0%2C0)
Multicoloured skirt, £45; <a href="http://fave.co/2rADJzh">marksandspencer.com</a>
The extras
![New York fashion week AW17](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F7096e42c-409b-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1100%2C1375%2C0%2C0)
New York fashion week AW17
![Platform espadrilles, £420, Stella McCartney; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9MYDs">matchesfashion.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fdf5d8520-4099-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=2250%2C1500%2C0%2C0)
Platform espadrilles, £420, Stella McCartney; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9MYDs">matchesfashion.com</a>
![Tote, £35; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9MHjM">cosstores.com</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fa9530c46-4096-11e7-8950-918badeeb5c3.jpg?crop=1300%2C1625%2C0%2C0)
Tote, £35; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9MHjM">cosstores.com</a>
![Wedges, £45; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9R5ze">next.co.uk</a>](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fcfdad1ce-4612-11e7-8fe3-375c90a63344.jpg?crop=1500%2C1000%2C0%2C0)
Wedges, £45; <a href="http://fave.co/2s9R5ze">next.co.uk</a>