Nautical, But Nice!

Yesterday I spent a very enjoyable hour in the Crescent Shopping Centre in Limerick perusing the new Spring-Summer fashion collections, and, in addition to the trends du jour that I reported in my January posts, I observed 3 common denominators:

1. Very short waistcoats (a bit like bras they're so short)
2. Jeggings - and LOTS of them.
3. Long t-shirts, featuring horizontal navy and white stripes.

I'll dedicate a separate blog post to #1 and #2, but I'll concentrate on the third for now.


Curiously this theme was noticeably absent from the Spring-Summer 2010 Designer collections; yet, if you visit any high street store at the moment, you will immediately notice a dizzying array of navy+white stripey t-shirts (see example pictured left, from Dorothy Perkins). It seems that although couturiers are bored of this trend; we buyers, clearly, can't get enough of it! Preppy and resilient, it has become a perennial Summer fashion favourite amongst Irish ladies.


But does this trend suit all Irish women?

The answer very much depends on what shape you are. Remember, horizontal stripes draw the eye widthways. So, if you top half is bigger than your bottom half, this style is likely to make your top half appear bigger than it is. Horizontal striped tops, like that pictured above, best suit those who have narrow torsos, neat bustlines and narrow shoulders.

If you love the nautical trend but horizontal stripes don't suit you; look out for vertical pinstripes instead which will elongate your look.

Yours in style,
Caroline