The Surprise Hit From Sienna Miller's M&S Collection
As someone who is dangerously allergic to fringing and crochet, the impending boho boom isn’t exactly a dream sartorial scenario. But of course, I’m saying that as someone who categorically looks nothing like Sienna Miller: the reigning queen of bohemian style, who can seemingly shrug on an open-backed, lace-trimmed cotton dress and immediately look incredible.
If you too possess the same kind of innate elegance that Miller posesses, this week’s big reveal of her anticipated M&S collection – the first one the actress has had a hand in designing for the retailer – will likely have been a delight. Inspired by her own iconic wardrobe, notably those note-perfect Glastonbury looks, it’s a nostalgic ode to the bohemian styling of the late Noughties, with floaty silhouettes, embroidered blouses and rugged leather accessories galore.
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But if you, like me, aren’t quite ready to embrace the return of boho-chic, there’s still a piece in the collection you’re sure to love. A surprise hit, the black leather mules are perfection. The easiest, coolest replacement for the cowboy boots you lived in all winter, these sturdy slip-ons are just pointed enough, rounded at the vamp to ensure they’re super flattering, and set on a small heel that’ll give you just enough height to feel put together in an instant.
Made from leather, they’re a steal at £65, and they’ll work with pretty-much everything, whether you’re a boho believer or the total opposite. Imagine them with a pair of the new season’s barrel-leg jeans and a simple white T-shirt, or consider using them to temper the femininity of a floaty dress.
They’ll work with louche tailoring too – an oversized blazer and wide-leg trousers is ideal – and of course, SS24’s long denim shorts are a seamless potential partner. Who knows: perhaps these perfect Western mules are merely a gateway shoe, and we'll all be in braided espadrilles and tiny denim shorts before the summer is out.
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