As a result, I’m fairly systematic when it comes to deciding whether I want to buy into a new trend or not so here was my thought process for gingham:
THE SLIP DRESS - this was one of the first gingham pieces I came across as we had it in at work quite early on for AW16. I love everything about this dress but I would wear it in the exact same way I would my other midi slip dresses (layered with a top underneath or with a lightweight, demure duster draped over my shoulders) and I like to try different looks, especially when a new trend hits. Between me and you though, I do look at it every day and wonder what if?
SHORTS - a really cute and girly pair of shorts is definitely an item my wardrobe is missing but when it comes to a fresh trend, I want to wear it more often than I would shorts living in rainy England!
THE SHIRT - a good, well-structured shirt is right up my street for day-to-day life and whilst I'm probably lacking a patterned shirt in my wardrobe, I think gingham was made to be a bit more fun than to be confined to classic fits.
And then I remembered Marissa Webb's amazing SS17 Ready-to-Wear collection: playing with shapes that naturally carry the gingham square well, especially when cut asymmetrically, is genius (reworked shirts are everything RN in case you didn't know!)
After that, the decision was easy: Topshop's Gingham Frill Top just had to join my closet! At first, I was so sure I was going to style it with leather for this post as I love that whole girly/tough contrast thing but then I thought why not exploit gingham's girliness to the max and add two entire ankles of ruffles?
Sunglasses: & Other Stories (SS16) - similar here
Gingham Top: Topshop (sold out - see similar in 'Shop the Trend' below
Bag: Mango
Trousers: Fashion Union
Mules: Next
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