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most wanted photo synthesis PHOTO PRINTS TOOK DESIGNERS IN A FRESH DIRECTION THIS SEASON, BRINGING BOSTONIANS AN EXOTIC ELEMENT TO LIVEN THEIR WARDROBES. by amanda weiner F or spring many designers looked to dramatic foreign landscapes, utilizing digital and photo prints as a way to bring those exotic inspirations home and give them new life. Peter Som took classic blooms and presented them in whimsical saturated blues, while Mary Katrantzou designed digital tromp l'oeil interiors. It was Joseph Altuzarra's lush hothouse tropics and Dries Van Noten's dreamy 17th- century botanical etchings that brought these bold graphics to front of 76 bostoncommon-magazine.com mind, though. Such supercharged accessories have us daydreaming of far-off destinations and channeling our own adventurous spirit—through our wardrobe, that is. Tropical print ankle-cuff pump, Gianvito Rossi for Altuzarra ($795). Neiman Marcus, Copley Place, 617-536-3660; neimanmarcus.com. Black can- vas clutch with etched landscape, Dries Van Noten ($720). Barneys New York, Copley Place, 617-385-3300; barneys.com BC photography by brian klutch