Spring. Blue skies, warmer, longer days and the excitement that kicks in when the season’s new stock starts to filter online and onto the shop floor. Join The Stylish Stuff as we welcome in the new and celebrate the very best affordable offerings from the high street’s finest.
First up; H&M bring promises of a sundrenched spring with their latest collection to hit store, featuring washed-out neutral hues and a sprinkling of wildflowers. My favourites: pretty little pin tucked blouses; crisp cotton, cropped pants and the sheerest of heavenly embroidered dresses. On line now at H&M.
Khaki and lace. H&M stalwarts.
Bravo to Mango who this February launched their ‘Committed’ collection as a part of the brands ‘Take Action’ project. Their commitment to embracing sustainability and more environmentally-friendly processes begins with a 25 piece womenswear collection comprising of pared back must haves in a gentle neutral palette. The fabrics and the inks they are dyed with are all environmentally-friendly, plus all garments in the collection have international certificates guaranteeing their sustainable origin and are manufactured in nearby factories in Portugal, Turkey and Morocco. These are cool, beautiful, and thoroughly modern pieces of clothing that you can feel really good about wearing. Go to Mango.com to shop the collection.
The Mango blouse to compliment any trouser or floor sweeping skirt this summer.
The floribundance of spring has certainly found a wonderful canvas on Emma Cook’s s17 collection for Warehouse. Bold peony, magnolia, monochrome-sunflower and graphic poppy prints, plus sunshine yellows and wisteria purples all jostling for attention on modern cut pieces clashed together for effect. Go to Warehouse.co.uk to get your bunch.
From signature Warehouse urban khakis to bold, graphic florals. The brand brings a strong statement to city dressing.
On the look out for a little true romance for summer parties. French Connection’s Agnes flower strewn shift in softest pink is an absolute winner…£190, French Connection.
Zara ‘Join Life’ – another gorgeously curated, sustainable collection featuring organic and recycled cotton. Our must have is this super cute tee worn with denim, organic cotton tshirt with frill £15.99
…oh and this soft green top with cords £25.99, Zara.
Want to nail a myriad trends in one piece? Look no further than this strappy, cold-shouldered jumpsuit from Whistles. Dressy enough with heels for something special, khaki casual enough with flats for packing up for far flung shores. The Yasmin jumpsuit £175. Online now.
Jigsaw A line delivers a heady concoction of paisley prints, daffodil yellow silks, chicly patchworked denims and urban khakis that will slip neatly into your lifestyle without so much as a hiccup. As ever the fabrications, the finish and the styling are premium and the collection goes from strength to strength. The Stylish Stuff Loves. Go to Jigsaw to shop. 
Meanwhile, over in the mainline collection clear winners come from Jigsaw’s collaboration with artist Marcus James. The illustrative British artist was inspired by the Butterfly Effect, an extension of chaos theory (the concept behind Jigsaw’s Spring/Summer collection is order and chaos), to create a set of printed artworks from continuous, hand-drawn contours in charcoal. This jumpsuit, coming soon is most definitely on The Stylish Stuff lust list.
…oh and not forgetting the deliciously crisp tailoring in sunbleached linens.
And if you’re looking for that piece of jewellery to compliment all of the above, let me introduce you to the charms of Wolf & Moon. Graphic lust haves to decorate your lobes, fingers and neckline, crafted by British Designer Hannah Davis and inspired by the forces of the natural world against the man made. The Stylish Stuff loves. Go to Wolf & Moon to shop.
Fashion Shelly Vella