Feeling blue? A dozen things of stripey beauty to put a smile on your face
Blue-and-white stripes are eternally elegant, says Hetty Lintell, who selects some lovely pieces for home and away.


Florentine swimsuit
£195, Paper London www.paperlondon.com
Striped garden lounger towel cover with pockets
£75, The White Company 020–3758 9222; www.thewhitecompany.com
Hello Sailor breton pearl and diamond earrings
£7,500, Jessica McCormack 020–7491 9999; www.jessicamccormack.com
Blu Mediterraneo Mandarino di Sicilia EDT
£147 for 100ml, Acqua di Parma www.johnlewis.com
Drawcord seersucker shorts in navy/white stripe
£175, Oliver Brown 020–7259 9494; www.oliverbrown.org.uk
Silk pocket square in pale blue and neutral stripe
£65, Thomas Pink 07927 815144; www.thomaspink.com
Large check-in suitcase
£2,295, Globe-Trotter x Palm Springs 020–7529 5950; www.globe-trotter.com
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Pescura heel sandals
£230, Eres 0808 196 0544; www.eresparis.com
The Strathberry basket
£275, Strathberry 0131 290 2690; www.strathberry.com
Striped cotton-and-linen wrinkled poplin blazer with monili
£2,300, Brunello Cucinelli 020–7287 4347; www.brunellocucinelli.com
The blue ripple duo
£80 for two, Balu London 07737 450237; www.balulondon.co.uk
The Margot dress
£220, Hill House Home www.hillhousehome.co.uk
Hetty Lintell masterminded the launch of the magazine’s Luxury pages back in 2012 and has overseen them ever since. She also edits Gentleman's Life, Country Life’s annual men’s lifestyle supplement, and styles and art-directs all of the magazine's fashion and still-life shoots. Her real forté, however, is compiling top-notch goodie bags for any party the magazine hosts. The best-dressed member of the team, Hetty can normally be found darting between Bond Street and a photographic studio in East London.
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