The best clothes, shoes and accessories to revamp your summer wardrobe
More than ever, this is the season the make a statement.
By Sacha Dance
With summer right around the corner and the tantalising prospect of shedding the lockdown jogging bottoms for good, we’re taking our summer wardrobe refresh more seriously than ever.
Thankfully, with new pieces from Valentino, Duke + Dexter, Palladium, H&M and more, there’s plenty of choice when it comes to making a sunshine style statement.
Check out some of our favourites below:
CLASSIC STAPLE – £60
The bucket hat is officially back and making a statment ( as well as offering practical, 360-degree rotection from the sun’s rays. Let this ’90s throwback shape do the talking by keeping the colour simple and versatile.
PASTEL SKY BLUE – £90
Baby blue and baby pink make for a pastel match made in heaven during those cooler nights around the fit-pit.
ANIMAL PRINT – £12.99
A twist on the traditional animal print, this gorge printed shirt from H&M is giving us summer BBQ vibes.
ON THE WEDGE – £160
Give a bit of height and sass to that classic Chelsea boot with these statement boots from Blundstone.
PAINTED PASTEL – £415
These powder-blue check shorts may be subtle, but they still make quite the statement.
Available at matchesfashion.com
GIVE IT THE BOOT – £90
The Pampa Travel Lite is the latest incarnation of Palladium boots’ hallmark model. Its incredible ultra-lightweight design ensures you can keep boots as part of your look while keeping things comfortable in the summer heat.
BOLD IN GOLD – £195
If you’re going to invest in anything, invest in jewellery that will remain in your heart and wardrobe forever. Wolf and Badger have a gorgeous selection of unique jewellery pieces to lust after from hundreds of small independent brands.
Available at wolfandbadger.com
ITALIAN SUEDES – £140
With warm weather-inspired colourways in from premium Italian suede, the D+D Hunt driving loafer is perfect for living your French-Riviera fantasy.
PUT YOUR SHADES ON – £65
Shades are still heading back to the ’90s, and so are we. Available from 28 May.
FOREVER TEES – £30
Dress down with a cool tee when those long-awaited beach days hit.
COLOUR SPLASH – £650
Valentino’s scribble design shirt. will have you dreaming of being in Rome on the back of a Vespa – and it’s probably the closest you’ll get to that this summer.
Available at brownsfashion.com
A FLASH OF PINK – £25
Make the boys wink with this eye-catchingly pink addition to your wardrobe.
SANDAL SEASON – £169
With UK-based holidays and weekend park sessions still very much on the cards this summer, keep things practical with some Dr Martens sandals.