Al fresco fashion KATIE WRIGHT
BRIGHT KNITWEAR STYLISH SWEATPANTS THE LATEST PRODUCTS & GLAMOUR GOSSIP
DECIDING what to wear hasn’t been much of a challenge during the pandemic, what with being stuck at home most of the time and having the same selection of loungewear on rotation for months on end.
Now that lockdown restrictions are starting to ease, it’s time to get excited about fashion again. Yet we’re faced with a dilemma: what to wear when all of our socialising has to be done outdoors?
Wondering how you’re going to glam up for all those al fresco dinners and pub garden catchups, when it’s still rather chilly out? Here’s how to look cool and keep warm...
Usually, right about now we’d be packing away our cosiest winter jumpers, but we’re going to need them for a bit longer this year.
Keep your spring knitwear feeling fresh by choosing bright colours, cool pastels, jazzy patterns and sassy slogans.
Lyle & Scott women’s cloud check jumper, £75
Lipsy gingham check button through puff sleeve cardigan, £36, Next
Not ready to give up the drawstring trousers you’ve been wearing daily for months? You don’t have to.
Upgrade your tired jersey joggers for a more luxe variety of sweatpants, teamed with trainers for more casual occasions or sandals (if you’re feeling brave).
Hush cropped easy trousers, £49
Joules Miranda jumper, £59.95, Kaleidoscope
M&CO pink denim jacket, £32.99; terracotta crew neck T-shirt, £9.99; stone utility joggers, £24.99 (shoes, stylist’s own)
Tu at Sainsbury’s tan tapered leg pull-on trousers, £18
■ A bottle of Caudalie’s cult anti-pigmentation serum is sold every 30 seconds – and now it’s been reformulated so it works even better. It’s made with 98% natural ingredients, including viniferine, the brand’s powerful pigmentation buster derived from grapevine sap, and also contains a revolutionary new emulsifier that mimics the skin’s structure for maximum absorption. The result? The viniferine now targets dark spots nearly four times more effectively, uk.caudalie.com
■ If you have been doing your own DIY facials at home and got carried away with the peels and exfoliants, the new dermatologist-approved Honest Beauty Calming Skincare Collection from actress Jessica Alba is here to help. Her fourstep regime of cleanser, £20, serum, £35, moisturiser, £35, and mist, £20, certainly has the gentle touch (cultbeauty.co.uk).
Now we are no longer confined to the house, we are ready to get back in our heels and we have our eye on these snazzy ones by John Lewis, £89.