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Fear not. Here’s a guide on how to combine layers to combat any early spring chills and April showers without weighing down that spring in your step!
Although the sunshine is increasingly promising these days, hopes for a warmer season are not so often met as blown away. Enough to jump-start the morning of students across campus and town, the sun’s brightness is somewhat deceptive. You may fear that clothes that are more compatible with summer and that exciting new addition to an otherwise dull wardrobe might forever hang there, wishing to be worn.
However, there’s a simple, quick fix at hand to ensure your spring/summer wardrobe is not banished from fulfilling its purpose. The full potential of a collection of clothes that are both fashionable in warmer climates, such as that of Milan, and functional in Britain is conceivable with a wise investment in a protective barrier against the elements.
This solution is… a reinforcing layer to bridge the gap between spring and summer.
Not nearly brave enough to tackle the outdoors with less than three layers, I have started to find that my winter coat is just too heavy to carry around all the time. Without it though I am all too often caught out in the (practically freezing) rain or winds without any defence.
Ready to pounce
Much of the catwalk collections this season see designers incorporating an outer jacket-type layer at some point in the shows. What you should consider before scouring the shops for a stylish bargain is whether investing in a designer jacket would be a worthwhile investment. The type of jacket you choose should depend on your own unique style and hardiness. If you cannot cope with harsher weather conditions than expected, be sure to buy something substantial. By choosing carefully the colours, textures, patterns and styles of what you buy, you are likely to pick up a stylish staple garment that’s adaptable to any number of styles you sport over a number of seasons.
Remember:
One more expensive but sensible designer layer = Several cheaper quality not-so-durable layers that are more likely to need replacing.
So, perhaps start by browsing these:
Pollini. Beautiful, sophisticated tailored suit pieces in country gent/ gentle lady tweed but with fierce edges.
Thakoon for Hogan. Futuristic colour finishes and loose, asymmetrical style.
Burberry Prorsum. A grunge colour palette revival but with added fresh metallic tones and a hint of glamour.
Giles Deacon for Fay. Bright coloured rain mac that looks pretty, and pretty durable too.
Middle-of-the-road
It’s easy and safer to, if you prefer, opt for a top-end high street alternative. I say top-end because anything that is not made with enough care for its wearer and his/her needs might not quite do the job you hope. That’s not to say that all cheaper than the average Zara or Topshop items will be less than sufficient quality, but perhaps this is why blustery York does not have an alternative that is (almost) as ‘cheap-as-chips’, like Primark.
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