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By Kate Melhuish

Last updated at 2:03 AM on 27th October 2011

Fashion is full of Eastern promise this year, as Oriental prints bring a colourful exoticism to our usually drab autumn wardrobes.

With birds and dragons, flowers and foliage adorning silks and satins, it’s a taste of the Far East that’s bound to transport you from rainy days to somewhere far more mystical.

Never one to shy away from colour, Helen Mirren, adopted the trend for an appearance on Jonathan Ross’s TV show, choosing a Dolce & Gabbana dress and matching jacket.

Pretty in prints: Helen wears a Dolce & Gabbana dress and matching jacket

The High Street is awash with Eastern delights, too.

Oasis’s purple number perfectly captures the trend, and Wallis has taken it a step further

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