The clocks are forward and the sun’s been out, which means summer dress season is right around the corner. Michelle Obama has jumped the gun a little: she had to, she was touring Latin America, but she did so skillfully in this grown-up, yet ever-so-slightly nostalgic, Marc by Marc Jacobs number. Hers is fairly pricey, but we can reveal M&S has a very similar look which arrives in store in May.
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Sunspel, the label whose pants graced the bottom of Nick Kamen in the classic 1985 Levi launderette TV advert, have this spring launched a range for women that includes skirts with the iconic boxer short waistband, simple boyfriend T-shirts crafted from tissue-weight Egyptian cotton and polo dresses. Since September of last year, the talented JW Anderson, whose collections for men and women were lauded at London fashion week, has been creatively overseeing this brand, first established in 1860, to wondrous effect.
From £30, sunspel.com Photograph: PR
This simple, brown canvas rucksack with neutral leather details has been made by Florida-based brand MAKR, a design projects label set up in 2005 and exclusively stocked in the UK by Sheffield’s Ideology. Everything is designed and hand-sewn in house and includes wallets and leather attache iPad cases.
£145, ideologyboutique.co.uk Photograph: PR
Oliver Spencer already runs an eponymous label with a shop on London’s Lambs Conduit Street. Now he’s opening a shoe store down the road. His catwalk shows have proved menswear has evolved, while underlining his broad appeal. The Briefing likes his raspberry chukka boots in suede.
£260, oliverspencer.co.uk Photograph: PR
Bespoke leather is not as toff as it sounds – and if you’re spending a lot on something it’s a nice way of saying it belongs to you. What’s even nicer is to give it as a gift to your mum this Sunday. This bookmark is the £40 lovechild of Blue Peter and Bond Street. To get it in time for the weekend, you need to be at the Anya Hindmarch Bespoke pop-up shop in Selfridges, London, this Tuesday.
Embossed bookmark, £40, Anya Hindmarch Bespoke, 020-7838 9177 Anya Hindmarch Bespoke Pop-up at Selfridges is open from today for six weeks. Photograph: PR
