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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Simon Chilvers

The fashion briefing

The style briefing: The style briefing
Look of the week
If you knew you would find a jumper this ­fantastic - and then look this fantastic in it - you too would be persuaded to trawl through ­vintage shops, wouldn’t you? Good work, ­Natalie Joos, who runs her own casting agency and clearly has the style gene. For ­further ­evidence, see how she’s made her ­pin-tuck skirt look sort of ­overwhelmed - in a good way - by the jumper. Or how easily she pulls off that pair of (brilliantly) weird Pradas. With all the talk about whether you should clutch your bag or wear it 'cross-body', her hang-nonchalantly-at-my-side ­ approach is quite the revelation.
Photograph: www.streetpeeper.com
The style briefing: The style briefing
Join the Karl club
Last week in Paris, Karl ­Lagerfeld’s personal signature ­styling crept into his Chanel couture show. Fingerless gloves. In silver. You could improvise with tin foil and Pritt stick – or make your own ­Lagerfeld statement with this T-shirt. Wear with ­sunglasses and a pout.
£65, houseoffraser.co.uk
Photograph: Linda Nylind
The style briefing: The style briefing
A wardrobe staple
The fashion desk likes a spot of sensible clothing, a category that this Jaeger skirt fits nicely. With its on-trend, slight A-line shape, this cotton/linen knee-length piece is ideal for a spot of spring daytime cavorting. Plus it is ageless, timeless and effortless - it should slot breezily into your existing wardrobe.
£150, jaeger.co.uk
Photograph: Linda Nylind
The style briefing: The style briefing
Splurge
This Sonia by Sonia Rykiel tote is not going to win any awards for subtlety. But then if you’re bored of posh ­pastel minimalism - the look du jour - ­perhaps this is the ideal fashion two fingers. A lightweight fabric, it can be worn in loads of ­different ways, and will jazz up any proceedings.
£150, mywardrobe.com
Photograph: Linda Nylind
The style briefing: The style briefing
Stripes of the week
If you’re not a Lagerfeld kind of guy - see Join the Karl club - then maybe you’re a Warhol? This mariniere top from Petit Bateau, slung on with a leather jacket and Perspex glasses, could recreate the pop artist’s look in a flash.
£48, 020-7462 5770
Photograph: Linda Nylind
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