Trends: our round-up of the best items on the high street

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To dye for

Tap into your creative side with Monsoon’s dip-dye shirt. The embroidered bib and fully buttoned front look fantastic worn open over jeans and a t-shirt.

Dori Dip-Dye Shirt, £27 (reduced from £45), Monsoon

Tall tails

We love the name of this nail colour – Mermaid’s Tale – and it’s perfect for summer.

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Mermaid’s Tale, £6.99, Boots/Superdrug

Brim me sunshine

Dents, who have been making hats since Victorian bonnets were in style, introduce this soft paperstraw large brim sun hat with contrast edge and detachable bow, available in almond and ivory £20

From large department stores and fashion outlets, 01985 212291

Sporting chance

Suzuki’s Swift Sport is already the performance flagship of the Swift model range and now Suzuki is introducing the five door model to provide further practicality and seating for five.

The extra pair of doors adds only £500 to the cost of the Swift Sport – £14,249 on the road.

Keep on running

Load up any device with motivational tracks and your work-out will be over before you know it. This practical Bose set will not only let you make/ take calls as you move, they're also designed specifically for sports with an in-line speaker.

Bose SIE2i – £129.99, Currys

Hot stuff

Do the bright thing by jazzing up one wall of your home. This colour is Cuban Heat, from Crown’s Feature Wall range. Around £13.99 for 1.25 litre pack of paint.

Available from Homebase and B&Q

Banger to rights

These cool shoes are called Pendy (£129) and Canada Water (£69) and are both from Bertie.

Available in department stores

Sun thing special

Be bang on-trend for high summer with the latest YSL Summer Look Collection, from £18.

Selected department stores

Flower power

Add a touch of retro style to your wardrobe with this Sartorial Tie

£29.50 Marks & Spencer