Polka dots remain an all-time design favourite paraded by the woman who really likes to be noticed, says Hilary Alexander
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Why should the spot so long endure? Perhaps it is because spots are such a safe, chic bet, particularly on a typical English summer's day. Where pulsating pinks and hothouse florals tend to look their best only in bright sunlight, the polka dot refuses to wilt even if the sky turns grey. In autumn: or winter, the spot is a much more flirtatious foil to a plain suit, than a prim stripe, with its something-inme design and, as both the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York cannot have failed to notice, is exceptionally well-suited to newspaper photographs. Over the years, Princess Diana has worn spots by many of her favourite designers, often with spot accessories to match, from hats to those famous red and white polka-dot socks she wore to the Dunhill Gold Cup polo at Windsor a year ago.
The polka dot epidemic shows no signs of slowing down. It is enough to make you see spots before your eyes.
