Summertime is fast approaching, which only means one thing, it’s time to spend spend spend! But to brighten up your wardrobe in time with the weather, why not try fashion’s most daring items ranging from animal print to camouflage? Guys, get your purses at the ready...
The Geometric Giant
Known for block shapes and a repetitive pattern, geometric print has become a favourite over the years, building up acollection of fans who love turning outfitsfrom boring to bold. But it’s not only individuals who love it; brands do too.
Retailer Oliver Bonas, have designed fun and eccentric clothing for years, but more recently they’ve narrowed down their style to produce geometric gems in the form of clothing, jewellery and footwear. They’ve created a ton of pastel to primary-coloured garments for you to get your hands on! Thanks Oliver for proving that shapes can be just as fun for adults as they are for the toddlers who have to push them through the correct hole at nursery!
Standing out from the Crowd
It’s hard to find the perfect balancebetween blending into your surroundingsand wearing an outfit which isn’t dull. Butlending a helping hand is the iconic 50shades of green print, camouflage.
The textile, initially designed to help those in the military blend into their surroundings, has been a prominent print for decades, since becoming popular in the 40s. Designers started to duplicate the military field fabric for the catwalk, creating the fashion trend we know today. But itwasn’t until the 80s that camouflage becamedesired, subsequently leading to the manydifferent styles we see today.
UK store Missguided has heaps ofcamouflage clothing, from combat trousersto cosy oversized jackets. There are also tons of variations, such as the standard green and brown blend, black and white monochrome mixes and colourful pink and orange combination.
Loud and Proud Shirts
Disgusting or delightful? Hawaiian shirtshave divided nations before now, but Birdie loves them! Their bright colours, striking designs and quirky details make us want one in our lives, and make us NEED one in summer.
During springtime, Hawaiian shirtsre-emerge in nearly every shop, from high street stores like Pull & Bear to those onthe pricier side like Gucci. But meeting in the middle is Urban Outfitters, and they’recatering to all your needs.
Dating back to the 20s, Hawaiian shirts started to become popular after World War II. Servicemen and women would return to America from Asia and islands located in the Pacific, such as Hawaii, with the tops. Since then, they have become one of the world’s most comfortable yet garish items, but we honestly can’t get enough.
Urban Outfitters has produced handfuls of unisex shirts, ranging from busy floral prints to perfect ‘all the colours of the rainbow’ designs. Ideal for layering, on those kinda hot kinda cold UK days or just to pair with jeans, they’ll undoubtedly turn heads. Although they are pricey, (it’s UrbanOutfitters after all) the reusability is sure tomake it worth the money.
Animal Instinct
A few years ago, animal print was the fiercest fashion trendaround, the bold print and muted colours, combine to make aperfect statement piece to spice up any outfit. Every designer from Prada to Dolce and Gabbana were utilising the design to creategarments that graced the catwalk at Fashion Weeks across theglobe. However, it seems the trend has resurfaced, to be honest,it never completely disappeared, but for those of us who are on abudget and can’t afford designer prices just yet, Topshop is pushingthe trend back to the forefront of our lives.
Suitably named ‘Animal Instinct’, Topshop have brought togethera collection of animal influenced items of clothing “from cultleopard print to cool snakeskin”. Perfect for a statement piece tomake any outfit interesting or to create a bold look, these affordable items are ready and waiting to update your wardrobe for a timeless get-up, but the best thing? No animals were harmedduring the making.
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