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After seeing every possible permutation of stripes, dots and plaid (oh god the plaid) designers for Spring 2008 have turned to the humble flower print for a splash of color and creativity. But naturally, the designers we're drawn to have taken the print and added their own twist to it. Which is to say, this is not your grandmother's flower print.

Tsumori Chisato ($972.80)

Eley Kishimoto ($130)

Carin Wester ($252)

Karen Walker

The humble brogue (in versions for both men and women) has been making an appearance this spring.

Poste (£90)

Rachel Comey ($270)

Grenson ($288)

Rachel Comey ($265)

Raf Simons (£289)

Double Identity ($180)

Lanvin (£355)

YMC ($118)

Marsèll Goccia ($398)

It's important to keep your shins warm and if you can do it with a bit of style, well then, why not?

Gallo

Tsumori Chisato

Gallo

Anntian

Shelly Steffee

Gaspard Yurkievich

Marjan Pejoski

Quentin and Claude

Stewart+Brown

Mociun

Vena Cava

Myth & Ritual

Rachel Comey

Sunshine & Shadow

Bi La Li

Lover

Mociun

Steven Alan

Zero Maria Cornejo

Pleasure Principle

Mayle

Mayle

Magda Berliner

Vena Cava

Last spring and into fall it was all ballet flats all the time. This season flat leather sandals (usually with a healthy dose of Greco-Roman influence) are the shoes every designer has decided to do a take on.

Pink Studio ($58)

Dolce Vita ($70)

N.D.C. ($239)

Devotte ($265)

Les Prairies de Paris ($315)

VPL ($325)

Jil Sander ($453--converted from pounds)

It's a sign of the times we suppose. On the one side we had designer clothing. On the other streetwear. And after a while of not knowing what to make of each other, more and more we're seeing the lines between streetwear and traditional cut-and-sew designer clothing blend. First streetwear went high-end, embracing careful construction techniques. Next designers mixed casual elements into even their high-end lines. We saw dresses with hoods, dresses with loud prints of streetwear provenance, and this season it's all about dresses with pockets.

Opening Ceremony ($290)

United Bamboo ($414)

Daryl K ($370)

Augustine ($280)

Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent ($273)

Zero Maria Cornejo ($325)