It gives a balance to tropical prints and beach tones that came out of the Milan shows.

The 55-inch-long settee (left) costs $679; the set of cushions covered in cotton with a tropical print is $199.

There were big tropical prints and polka dots, lots of asymmetrical chiffon.

Also vying for attention are banquettes covered in a tropical floral print.

White wicker furniture was strewn about, covered with cushions in a tropical print.

His tropical print swim trunks were long enough to reach mid-thigh.

Others abandon black altogether; for weekends, this might include a tropical print.

The ethnic look - it rarely could be pinned down to a specific country - was limited to tropical prints and off-the-shoulder blouses.

I was offered a spacious, bright room decorated in tropical prints with two double beds and a balcony for $70.

Leigh Hotten's tropical prints are sophisticated enough to look good even when you migrate north.