My Friends Always Ask Me What to Buy on Payday—27 Chic Buys I’ve Shortlisted This Month
Expensive-looking dresses, designer-worthy sandals, easy linen trousers, and woven handbags: this is the ultimate payday guide.
There’s a certain shift that happens this time of year. When the change in season makes payday feel all the more exciting. Why? Because this is prime time for a wardrobe refresh. Spring has officially arrived, summer is on the horizon, and suddenly there are far more reasons to get dressed, from everyday capsule basics to elegant occasion dresses and warm-weather staples.
Naturally, my group chat has been full of the same question: What’s worth buying this payday? And as a shopping editor, it’s practically my duty to deliver. So, I’ve pulled together my definitive edit of the chicest pieces worth adding to your wardrobe right now.
Think elegant, expensive-looking dresses, designer-worthy sandals, easy linen trousers, woven handbags, romantic blouses and the kind of reliable denim you’ll wear on repeat. The brands span the best of the high street—think H&M and Zara—alongside fashion-person favourites like Leset, Matteau and Dôen.
Keep scrolling to shop my ultimate chic payday edit.
Shop the Chicest Payday Picks for April:
Exactly the kind of pretty blouse Zara does so well.
An easy, minimal dress you’ll reach for all summer long.
Quiet luxury in shoe form, these are a fashion-insider favourite.
A summer essential that looks far pricier than it is. Big enough for beach days and city errands alike.
The perfect linen trousers to build outfits around.
The closest you'll get to the perfect linen shirt.
The shirring and soft cotton make it feel instantly special.
A dream summer bag. Raffia, leather and that unmistakable Loewe polish.
Trousers that add instant elegant to every outfit.
A romantic blouse with that signature Dôen charm.
This is selling fast.
Still one of the best straight-leg jeans on the market.
An easy throw-on dress that still feels polished.
The perfect foundation to every spring outfit.
The ultimate pair of linen trousers.
Elegant, understated and beautifully crafted. A forever bag if there ever was one.
Proof that H&M is getting dresses very right, this looks so premium.
A polished everyday flat you’ll rely on constantly; chic enough for dresses, easy enough for denim.
The anti-denim trouser fashion people swear by.
An insider-favourite woven bag that fashion people come back to every summer.
Such a pretty dress that's vintage-inspired in the best of ways.
The perfect lightweight layer for cooler mornings and evenings.
An iconic designer sandal that quietly upgrades everything else you’re wearing. Minimal, but unmistakably luxe.
This is one of those dresses that does all the talking for you.
