Summer trends you should be shopping now

FROM the influence of the Met Gala's dandy-inspired dress code to the return of powder pink and other Noughties staples, this season is less about reinvention and more about rethinking the familiar. These are the pieces shaping wardrobes right now - and how to wear them.

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Following a flood of sharp blazers and suit trousers on the fashion week runways, the 2025 Met Gala centred its whole theme around dandyism and masculine tailoring.

MASCULINE TAILORING

“Thanks to the Met, we are back and this trend is great for your capsule wardrobe,” says celebrity stylist Ellis Ranson. “A key piece such as a blazer or tailored trouser can be worn in a variety of ways from day to night. Opt for oversized but controlled - we don’t want to look like we are wearing someone else’s clothes.”

Adding feminine twists in the form of jewellery and fluid fabrics - such as silk, suede and linen - help soften the silhouette.

POWDER PINK

You may remember ‘millennial pink’. Now, the pastel shade is back - following spring's colour of the season butter yellow, powder pink is set to be the colour of the summer.