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Stella McCartney is generally known for her muted palette in subtle shades of flesh, grey and cream. But for spring/summer 2010 she is moving into The Tropics for her collection. McCartney unleashed a parade of orange, pink, electric blue, turquoise, sunflower-yellow and purple, in her show at Paris prêt-à-porter season.

Stella McCartney’s collection dazzled with a swirling, whirling parade of halter-necks, minidresses and floor-grazing sundresses. All were in a blaze of hand-painted roses and wisteria, printed on silk and chiffon. Giant ruffles were seen on necks, around knees and ankles, with bared shoulders.

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Bright orange busters came with loose, cropped trousers in strawberry-pink silk. There was a strapless, A-line dress in electric blue, with silk shantung; and a similar, ruffle-front jacket was paired with violet silk, crepe-de-chine trousers.

McCartney showed her softer side with a new, wrap-over trouser, in beige and cream; plunge-neck lace blouses in white and cream; and a coffee, ribbed vest, worn with culottes in chocolate linen. Lively romper-suits, long T-shirt dresses and crossover body, with ruffled edges came in stonewashed, shadow-dyed, cotton and stretch-knit.

The show was held in Palais de Tokyo, where a celebrity-packed front row drew the attention. Her father, Sir Paul McCartney, and his girlfriend, Nancy Shevell; the author JK Rowling; the actresses, Gwyneth Paltrow and Charlotte Rampling; Princess Caroline of Monaco; Twiggy; Dasha Zhukova, girlfriend of Roman Abramovich; Yasmin Le Bon; and Laura Bailey, all embraced the front row for Stella’s show.

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