19 Wardrobe Staples M&S Has Really Nailed This Spring
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M&S has always been considered a go-to for wardrobe basics such as underwear, denim, cashmere and spring coats. But with traditional fashion categories becoming blurrier over the last two years, we're finding this high-street stalwart to be more relevant than ever. Officewear and casualwear are no longer the key fashion subcategories. Instead, high-low dressing has taken over as a new hybrid approach to fashion that caters to everything from work to weddings.
Thanks to its changeable weather, the spring season particularly lends itself to this more flexible approach to dressing, and we already have an ever-growing wish list of stylish yet smart pieces from M&S's new curated collection, the Edit. In our line-up are the usual suspects: dreamy tailoring, comfy yet cool sandals, throw-on dresses and true blue jeans. We have, however, thrown in a few personality pieces that you might not expect from M&S. We're talking leopard-print coats, short-sleeved leather jackets, and even a cheeky suede clog. (Oh, yes.) So much godness, so little time. So if you're looking for a few polished staples to add to your spring capsule, scroll down to see and shop our M&S shortlist.
Shop our edit of M&S's best spring staples:
THE PRINTED TRENCH
THE '90S SLIDES
THE WHITE DRESS
THE SUMMER LEATHER
THE CARGO SKIRT
THE FLAT SANDALS
THE THROW-ON DRESS
THE WIDE-LEG TROUSERS
THE POP OF GREEN
THE OVERSIZED SHIRT
THE SLOUCHY JEANS
THE CLOGS
THE POWDER-BLUE HUE
THE TAILORED TROUSERS
THE CLASSIC WHITE SHIRT
THE DRESS-UP OR DRESS-DOWN MIDI
THE POLISHED FLATS
THE SHORT-SLEEVED SHIRT
THE BERMUDA SHORTS
P.S. With Mother's Day coming up, don't forget about M&S' online gift card offering
Joy Montgomery is a London-based fashion writer and shopping expert. She held the role of Shopping Editor at Who What Wear UK from 2018 to 2022, producing content that centered around worthwhile fashion buys, with a specialism in uncovering unique, indepdent brands and celebrating the joys of secondhand and vintage discoveries. Joy has sinced moved on to become the Shopping Editor at British Vogue.
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