Article: Not necessarily navy: The new nautical look

The arrival of the Tall Ships might inspire you to dig out the old navy blazer from the closet and wear it down to the harbor along with your old white linen pants and a yachting cap. And this year, as if anticipating a summer with a nautical theme, designers and manufacturers ventured further than the boating cliches. It started when Ralph Lauren based his spring collection on the America's Cup races and made mostly yachting clothes. Most were in refreshingly non-naval colors of red and yellow and green.

Express based its spring/summer collection on St. Tropez, and most of the shorts, leggings, bra tops and jackets are white, with the few color accents done in a vivid Mediterranean ...

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