Right now as the temperature hits 30 degrees in the UK short sets are the only thing getting me through this hot weather. When on holiday I live in short sets, they are chic, effortless and easy to wear together. What makes them great is the fact you get so many outfits in one, packing them doesn’t mean just one outfit but lots of other combinations when you pair them with other pieces in your suitcase.
Crochet is this Summer’s biggest new fabric hit. Last summer I saw crochet start to trickle through into beach cover-up and matching sets for holidays, they are great pieces to dress up for evenings and dress down for daytime. But this year everyone is having a go at bringing this fabric upto date and giving it a new spin. My green matching set is from Mango and it is from their collaboration range with Simon Miller USA.
With so many pieces out there right now it’s hard to know what to choose and where to look. Everyone from Marks & Spencer to your Spanish retailers such as Zara and high end pieces from independents like Outdazl all have something to offer. See my picks below to help you find the best pieces for your Summer of crochet.
Crochet trousers Mango, £59.99 / Crochet top Mango, £59.99
My top crochet picks
Crochet skirt &other stories, £75
Crochet hat Marks & Spencer, £17.50
Crochet midi slip dress Marks & Spencer £75
Crochet dress, Kitri, £165
Crochet trousers Mango, £45.99
Crochet trousers Massimo Dutti, £89.95
Crochet tunic dress Zara, £32.99
Crochet top Zara, £32.99
2023 is the year of denim. For whatever reason it is everywhere and worn in every possible way including double denim.
If you buy one thing for spring, make it something denim. Denim is timeless. But its silhouettes aren’t exactly immune to fashion’s trend cycle either. Season after season, there’s continuous excitement and curiosity surrounding what specific looks will enter and exit the chat. Are low-rise jeans back? Are skinny jeans dead? Well, consider these and the rest of your burning sartorial questions for 2023’s spring denim trends answered.
It's easy to style with any wardrobe essential and even easier to fashion into any form, with dresses, skirts, shirts and more made from the failsafe fabric. The styles go much further than our favourite pair of straight-leg jeans. Consumers are seeing denim as more than the everyday basic than it once was. People are, of course, still in the market for that one great fitting pair of everyday jeans, but they’re also looking for something unique and special that they can mix into their everyday rotation.
So whilst low slung jeans are back in style it doesn’t mean we have to wear them. It’s about choosing some great denim pieces and using them back with everything else in your wardrobe for a wearable but upto date look.
Here are the spring/summer 2023 denim pieces that are bound to reap compliments.
Denim dress
Denim shacket
denim skirt
denim shirt
The knitted jacket is quickly becoming my favourite new Spring item. There are so many great jackets around this year to choose from, blazers, bombers and denim shackets but this one is a great hybrid between a piece of knitwear and a cardigan. It’s currently keeping me warm layer on top of a long sleeve t-shirt and done up, but in the Spring I will wear it open with t-shirts and vests, over dresses and with skirts. Its the perfect piece to update your work or weekend wardrobe. See my picks below…
&other stories, £120