Spring fashion sorted. Our style director picks the REAL M&S best buys of the season
Marks & Spencer has been on and off the boil for years, yet brilliantly, this spring, it’s quietly fabulous, but only if you know exactly what to look for and what to edit out. So, let’s start by going beyond the new campaign that’s currently splashed across TV and billboards. And the good news is, beyond the trend-driven pieces lies a stealth drop of luxurious-looking elegance you’ll actually want to wear – this year, next year, and ideally, for the next decade.
The kind of properly chic everyday clothes that your friends will assume are more expensive than they are, and make you feel polished, stylish and clever for choosing them. This edit leans into natural fibres and design-led silhouettes that channel more Prada and Armani than TikTok trend. And this is the key – while some of the images in the campaign look as if they’ve come straight from the catwalk, on closer inspection, they’re made of mostly plastic-based fibres and feel cheap to the touch, and at GH, we always choose fibres that will not sit in landfill for centuries.
So think a billowing white cotton skirt and a crisp striped cotton matching shirt-and-shorts set worthy of a Tuscan holiday. Leather fisherman’s sandals that are quietly the height of cool. Add a forever-modern bomber jacket and bubble-sleeved blouse (yes, both feature polyester, so only buy if you plan to wear them for a while), sculptural gold accessories with a nod to Cartier and Tiffany, and the dream high-waist jean that’s classic rather than cool, and you’re there. Choose these pieces above the one-hit-wonder trends and you’ve got clothes that bring elegance, longevity and polish to every day, for years to come. This is the real M&S reboot to shop into.
Lyocell Rich Textured Bubble Hem Blouse
Cotton Rich Lightweight Jacket
Bias Cut Maxi Skirt
Waterproof Stainless Steel Knot Open Bangle
Mom High Waisted Cotton Ankle Grazer Jeans
Denim Belted Relaxed Jacket
Pearl Shoulder Duster Earrings
Linen Rich Maxi A-Line Skirt
High Waisted Tailored Wide Leg Jeans
Leather Ankle Strap Fisherman Sandals
£120.00 at marksandspencer.com
Cotton Blend Metallic Jumper with Linen
Pure Cotton Printed High Waisted Shorts
Suede Gold Detail Flat Mule Sandal
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