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Lifestyle
Jo Jones and Helen Seamons

Royal dresses and colourful sportwear for men… this week’s fashion favourites

Princess Margaret in 1958 wearing an off-the-shoulder dress, being watched admiringly by a group of women
Royal assent: Princess Margaret in 1953. Photograph: Alamy

Her majesty’s secret service

An off-the-shoulder dress on a dummy

Royal Women at the Fashion Museum in Bath examines the wardrobes of Queens Mary and Alexandra, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, including this dress by Norman Hartnell (fashionmuseum.co.uk)

A word in your ear

A yellow, lemon-shaped earring and a grey spiral earring, side by side

Psssssst! Designer Simon Porte Jacquemus is rumoured to be lined up for one of the big jobs in fashion’s latest round of musical chairs. These lemon and spiral earrings could be a future heirloom. £190, Jacquemus (brownsfashion.com)

Art you can wear

A black model with white flared trousers and a short white jumper with blocks of colour and a white fringe-like skirt

H&M’s latest Studio collection for men and women, inspired by a major exhibition at Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, draws on Japan’s minimalistic design, with clean lines and a utilitarian feel. From £29.99 (hm.com)

Work out in style

A male model's head in a black hood with flowers on it

Men’s sports kit can be quite dull. Luckily, Asos have come to the rescue with their first activewear range, ‘Asos 4505’. Dynamic prints and colours from the key fashion trends, all enhanced with performance technology, will give your gym bag a welcome revamp. And the hoodies, sweat tops and pants look as good on the street as they do on the treadmill. From £40 (asos.com)

Dresses for less

The collaboration between Eudon Choi and Modern Rarity at John Lewis is the perfect opportunity to invest in a designer dress at a more affordable price. Choi picked his favourite dresses from the last seven years. From £140 (johnlewis.com)

Style counsel

A short-sleeved shirt with blue and dark blue stripes

Bring some West Coast cool to your spring wardrobe. The second collection of Mr P, the own-brand collection from Mr Porter, taps into the effortless style of artists such as Dennis Hopper and Ed Ruscha circa 1960s LA. Think laidback jersey, stripes in classic Americana shapes and wide-leg chinos. From £65 to £695 (mrporter.com)

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