If you feel just a little overwhelmed about how to update your wardrobe for spring, I’m here to narrow your search with one brilliant recommendation. One that can slot into your wardrobe and refresh pretty much every outfit in it.
And it is for this 100% cotton, sky blue, pinstriped shirt inset with pretty embroidery by Marks and Spencer.
Though it sounds like there’s a lot going on with this shirt, in fact, all its elements work together to create a one-piece wonder that you can wear with simple or balloon cut trousers, a swishy midi-skirt, or your favourite jeans.
Better still, it’s designed in the square cut style that doesn’t need tucking in, in the blue shirt colour that’s taken over from white as the everyday staple. It will also look great worn with a cropped trench coat.
Perhaps the best detail of all is that this easy, flattering shirt also has adorably chic matching shorts, meaning that its usefulness can extend to wearing on holiday, on warm spring days and all summer too.
As an editor who is always seeking chic useful, flattering staples that can be worn in multiple settings, this shirt is one of my top picks for the spring season.
It wins because it features a seasonal yet classic colour, reliably stylish pinstripes and the final flourish of feminine embroidery. Finally, my favorite thing, it's made from 100% cotton and features no plastic fibres.
I rarely recommend a piece this highly, and almost never suggest you should hit the buy now button. That said, this shirt is so useful and well designed, I expect it to disappear very quickly.
