From the effortless chic of cafe-au-lait to the flawless beauty of ivory, there’s a softness and subtlety to creamy tones that outshines austere white. As our mouthwatering edit reveals, this mellow take on minimalist colouring is too tempting to resist.

Cream Crackers

Windbreakers and deckchairs, sun hats and anoraks, buckets and spades… The seaside staycation is a British institution, with a tick-list of essentials that evoke childhood’s endless summers. Revisit those halcyon days with our edit of classic beach buys.

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Picture Postcard Style

What do you wear, waterside? Do you work a one-piece, sport a surf-suit or do you have the bust for a bandeau? Bikini wearers, are you into big briefs or tiny triangles? Variety is the key to pool style, and our deep dive delivers the best of the bunch.

Wild Swimming

From suiting and shirts to the softest sheets, linen is a fabric that signposts summer. And no wonder. It’s refreshingly breathable and absorbent, is a natural, Earth-friendly fibre, and it just gets softer and lovelier with age. In a word: cool.

Material Gains

Add a dusting of sun-drenched shimmer to your vacation wardrobe with our edit of beachcomber jewels. Layer on lustrous golden treasures, candy-crush gems and fashion-forward statement sparklers, and make the boardwalk your catwalk this summer…

Beach Baubles

As the mercury rises, so our passion for tropical prints heats up, and this summer’s sultry wardrobe is alive with exotic flora and fauna. From a ‘garden of Eden’ gown to a single orchid corsage, shop our equatorial edit and get a kick out of looking hot.

Hot House Flowers

The shirt dress is one of fashion’s most enduring pieces; a classic that can be endlessly refreshed – a design tweak here, a vibrant print there. A failsafe workwear go-to, its polished air makes it the perfect foil for summer’s laidback raffia accessories, as Lucinda’s latest edit reveals…

Shirt Tales

Alfresco dining, or even a summer supper indoors, is the ideal moment for a technicolour table. Mixing jewel-toned glassware, colour-rich ceramics and lush linens in eye-popping patterns keeps the vibe hot and sunny long after the stars have come out.

Taste The Rainbow

Calvin Klein’s ’90s denim collections (with Kate Moss’s career-launching ads) were fashion game-changers. Now CK chic is back, with loose jeans and boxy denim jackets topping a full indigo wardrobe. A white vest and kitten heels complete the retro regalia.

The Story Of The Blues

Functional, utilitarian, pared-back: these watchwords of contemporary style could easily be summed up in a single brand: Uniqlo. Adored by stylists for its rigorous aesthetic, Uniqlo has always prioritised quality and simplicity over transient trends. It looks like the rest of the world has caught up…

Pure Genius

You wouldn’t sport sneakers with a red-carpet gown or don sky-high heels for the gym, and just as you switch shoes to suit the occasion, it makes sense to build a varied eyewear wardrobe. Cue our sunglasses edit: 20/20 sartorial vision guaranteed.

Enjoy The View

Spring-fresh kitchen makeovers have home stylists in a spin. The interiors update sees cookware and kitchenalia in soft, verdant shades of briar rose, mint green and pale cornflower reviving the the heart of the home – lifting winter’s dark fug and welcoming back the sunlight.

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Excellent Taste

Treat your hair to some summer loving. This time of year brings bleaching sunshine, chlorinated swimming pools and frizz-inducing humidity. But our edit of replenishing haircare formulas and clever styling tools will return the lustre to your locks.  

Head Girl

Imagine a brand of chic, modern designs that satisfy all your work-to-weekend needs. Oh, and without impossible price tags. Too good to be true? Meet ME + EM – the fashion editors’ secret weapon. Its ethos is “intelligent style”, and with its sun-drenched dresses, breezy tailoring and juicy palette, SS23’s collection is as clever as they come. Lesson learned!

Summer School

Perhaps it’s because childhood summers evoke such happy memories, but there’s nothing sweeter than sunny looks for little people. Even fashion’s most elegant aesthetes will find their hearts melting at our edit for pre-school picnickers – the cuteness levels are off the charts. So pack a hamper and join the party.

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