Month: May 2020

May 01, 2020 at 10:00AM There are dresses and then there are Mother of Pearl dresses. The sustainable British label was created by Amy Powney and has been a hit amongst the fashion crowd for good reason—the dresses are often flowing, romantic pieces that are as classic as they are contemporary. They fit into any wardrobe and are the ideal keep-forever items. The brand’s spring/summer 2020 season favours colours such as black, white, blues and muted pinks for its tops, bottoms and frocks and a couple of checked jackets that will see you right through until September. There are of course polka dots and plenty of pieces embellished the with its signature pearls too. While we’re of course all for investing in those really great designer pieces, there’s no escaping the fact that luxury fashion, and often sustainable fashion, is expensive. So, boy, do we have some great news for you today. John Lewis & Partners has teamed up with Mother of Pearl to create a capsule collection featuring gorgeous dresses and blouses, a chic beige suit, as well as some great shirts and trousers. The most popular piece so far has to be the polka dot dress that clearly bears the brand’s classic style. And if you want to see how it looks, some of our favourite influencers have been styling it in different ways. Keep scrolling for all of those outfit ideas and then shop our edit of the collection. Style Notes: Zeena Shah teams her black and white dress with chunky

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May 01, 2020 at 07:00AM I love my life being made easier. I mean, who doesn’t? And right now with everything going on, there are a couple of things that make me feel like I’m a bit more in control: i) having a tidy desk and ii) getting dressed in actual clothes but it not taking too much effort. This is the perfect segue then to talking about one of the greatest dresses of all time: the T-shirt dress. It is the simplest of creations. It can be short, midi or long. It can have a cute detail or be printed. But it must have short sleeves and a classic T-shirt neckline (usually crew, I will accept V). The real joy I take in this frock variety is that it can be as loose or as tight as you want–there are no hard and fast rules about how it should be worn. My personal preference is to wear it at a midi length in a black or bold block colour and paired with gold earrings or a chain necklace with chunky sandals. I’ve recently spotted a gorgeous fringed one from Raey, which I know I’d get tons of wear out over the summer. But there are loads more around right now so don’t just take my word for it and keep scrolling to see my edit of the best T-shirt dresses… Next up, the biggest spring/summer 2020 fashion trends you need to know. Author Elinor Block | Whowhatwear Selected by CWC

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May 01, 2020 at 06:30AM I’ve always been into my skincare. (Ask any girl with hormonal acne and I’m sure she’ll tell you the same). The desire to find that one wonder product started in my teenage years, where I’d spend hours lusting over the just-launched cleansers and shiny posts of moisturisers in the monthly glossies, while most weekends involved poring over the shelves in Boots deciding how to spend the £30 I’d earned from my Saturday job. (Which, for the record, actually happened to be in Boots.) Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to try some of the best skincare products on the market and have created a routine that works for my skin and its needs. But I’m ashamed to say that my routine was distinctly lacking in one skincare product until about a year ago: SPF. Through creating content with celebrity facialists and chatting to dermatologists about the best ways to care for your complexion, I discovered that skin experts unanimously agreed that SPF was an integral part of any successful skincare routine. Yet so many of us—myself included—choose to ignore it. Personally, I think there are two main reasons for our hesitance around using a daily SPF: Firstly, the UK isn’t exactly renowned for its amazing weather (especially during the winter months when you might not have seen the sun for weeks). It isn’t normally until a heat wave rears its head on the weather forecast that we feel any kind of desire to start slapping on the sun protection on a

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May 01, 2020 at 06:08AM Is it too early to start thinking about our summer wardrobes? Personally, I think not. Considering we’ll all be spending much of spring indoors, our summer wardrobes seem to potentially represent a light at the end of the tunnel right now. So what will we be wearing once summer comes along? For us, whether we’re inside or outside, it will be a capsule consisting of versatile, wear-with-everything staples. From polo tops and patterned skirts to floral dresses and chunky sandals, this summer we’ll not only be investing in items that can easily be mixed-and-matched but also items that will remain on high rotation in our closets for seasons to come. Puff-sleeve tops, which have been popular throughout winter, will continue their reign in our wardrobes, though summer iterations will feature crisp white cotton and even statement collars. Meanwhile, minimalist ’90s style dresses have made a comeback, complete with A-line silhouettes, square necklines and thin straps. As far as footwear is concerned, influencers are already proving the thong sandal is here to stay, while on the comfier side, chunky flats will become our dependable daily option. Keep scrolling for the nine key items that are set to make up our capsule wardrobe this summer. Next up, the biggest S/S 20 fashion trends you need to know.  Author Zoe Anastasiou | Whowhatwear Selected by CWC

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