The key to wearing pastels is to break them up with bolder colours, because too many saccharine shades can make you feel like a bridesmaid. The only exception is a monotone look: top-to-toe lilac is less neapolitan ice-cream, and more modern power dressing
Styling: Melanie Wilkinson Photographs: David Newby
Ivani wears jumper, £69, and tracksuit bottoms, bothtopshop.com. Sandals, £250, lkbennett.com.
Sylviane wears sunglasses, £15.99, and top, £39.99, both zara.com. Skirt, £69.99, hm.com. Boots, £229, kurtgeiger.com.
Sara wears blazer, £150, arket.com. Bag, £185, reiss.com. Top, £159, whistles.com. Cords, £170, thecords.co.uk. Boots, £85,office.co.uk.
Carina wears jumper, £49, warehouse.co.uk. Shirt jacket, £255,amiparis.com. Trousers, £175,essentiel-antwerp.com. Shoes, £125, arket.com
