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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jo Jones and Helen Seamons

Summer wardrobe with an urban edge, a decade of Oliver Spencer and chic styles for modest women

Cover story: Layeur’s modest styles.
Cover story: Layeur’s modest styles.

Cover story

Modesty, thy name is Modist (an online fashion retailer whose ethos is choosing clothing for women who wish to dress modestly) with the launch of their own label, it’s now Layeur, too. The online fashion retailer’s exuberant new line is for everyday and special occasions, with prices from £68 for a jersey crewneck (modist.com)

Style made easy

Clean lines: FoR
Clean lines: FoR

Urban and edgy with a hint of out-there, FoR is a new menswear label with a touch of Scandi. This natty, affordable range is online only and comes from the team at Arcadia. It fills a wardrobe gap for fans of clean, understated style at affordable prices, think wide-leg navy pleat trousers in a fabric that doesn’t disappoint, for £30. Well worth a look. Jacket, £45, T-shirt, £10, (burton.co.uk and zalando.co.uk)

Now we are 10

X-rated: Oliver Spencer
X-rated: Oliver Spencer


To celebrate 10 years in Bloomsbury’s menswear mecca, Lamb’s Conduit Street, Oliver Spencer has recreated the classic fisher jacket, designed and made in London using British fabric, plus a commemorative T-shirt. Jacket, £320, and T-shirt, £65, (oliverspencer.co.uk)

Natural selection

Water watch
Water works

Watch maestros Rado have unveiled a trio of timepieces inspired by nature, in collaboration with Grandi Giardini Italiani. True Thinline Nature collection, £1,585, (rado.com)

Three of a kind

Street star: Colville
Street style: Colville

Colville, named after the terrace where David Hockney resided in the 70s, is the brand vision of ex-Marni designers Molly Molloy and Kristin Forss, and Lucinda Chambers of Vogue. The design is based on the trio’s personal style, highlighting silhouette and eclecticism, included in the 30-piece collection are plisse graphic print dresses, sporty jacquard knits and sharp tailored outerwear. From £250 (matchesfashion.com)

Tulle kit

Floating star: Erin O’Connor.
Floating star: Erin O’Connor. Photograph: © Tim Walker, 2018

Fashion designer Molly Goddard, AKA queen of the voluminous tulle frock, has collaborated with fashion chronicler Tim Walker to produce Patty. Street meets celebrity shoots and models, such as Erin O’Connor, in this collection of photographs from Goddard’s eclectic archive. £45, mollygoddard.com (available from 17 May)

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