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March 19, 2022 at 08:00AM Lately, I’ve noticed an uptick in the number of classic outfits landing on the fashion set. I attribute it to the impact the lockdowns have had on our wardrobes—fewer occasions to wear trendy items and a larger focus on buying great staples and investment pieces. But that isn’t to say that trendy fashion is fading away. Micro miniskirts, oversized leather jackets, Y2K style, high-impact colours and a fresh crop of micro-trends are in full force for spring.No matter where you land on the trend-adoption spectrum, though, it’s always a great idea to have an array of timeless looks on standby. With a small collection of wardrobe capsule pieces, you can create a number of polished, easy looks that work season after season. It all comes down to some simple styling ideas. Ahead, see the best classic outfits to wear now.These closet staples are the…

March 19, 2022 at 08:00AM One of the things I always love the most about this season is abandoning the many layers (so long, puffer coat!) and revisiting my dress wardrobe. New-in sections are helping me indulge in my dress daydreaming, as every day is bringing with it new summery items to scroll through.Floral tea dresses and check midi dresses are hardly groundbreaking, but these throw-on styles always sell out at record speed. For the past few years, we have all gravitated towards dresses with plenty of chuck-on appeal. However, with offices reopened and events back in the diary, there are also lots of more playful options for 2022. Think lime-green silk, very pretty pleated midi dresses and wedding-ready florals. There are 28 dresses, in particular, that I think will be a welcome addition to any wardrobe this spring. Keep scrolling to see my edit of the best dresses I’ve…

March 19, 2022 at 08:00AM Six years ago, my family experienced a huge scare when my then 65-year-old mom was rushed to the ER in order to receive an emergency cardioversion—aka a medical paddle used to restart her heart. The day before the trip to the emergency room, we’d been travelling, and my mom (who has since discovered she has an extreme sensitivity to sugar) had a pumpkin spice latte and an almond-filled French pastry for breakfast and then later on after dinner a small vanilla ice cream cone. As she explains, it was enough sugar (at least for her) to send her heart into atrial fibrillation, or an uneven heart rhythm.“As scary as the experience was, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise,” she tells me. “I banished heavy sugar doses from my diet and noticed that my skin started…

March 19, 2022 at 08:00AM For the longest time, I felt I was on the outside looking in on the slip-dress trend. I’m busty and prefer to wear a bra at all times, but when you’re a 32G, even strapless bras can peek out over the top of your dresses. So I resigned myself to the fact that, as much as I loved them, slip dresses were a trend I’d have to sit out on. Then along came Ghost’s Palm Dress. Acting assistant editor Maxine Eggenberger wears the Ghost Palm dress in ivory with a cream coat, tan handbag and suede knee-high boots. Since breaking out on the fashion scene, Ghost has become one of my all-time-favourite dress brands. I own its iconic Jenna Dress in three colourways (blue, black and pink, in case you’re wondering), which I managed to snap up in various sales. I’ve also…

March 19, 2022 at 08:00AM Although Jennifer Lopez is often dressed to the nines (she does have plenty of occasions to dress up for, after all), she’s also no stranger to a good loungewear look. Whether she opts for leggings, track pants, a matching set or sweatpants, Lopez always looks completely put-together and stylish. This time, it was a jogger look that she mastered.There’s nothing new about people wearing sweatpants outside the house, especially over the past couple of years. We thought we’d covered every possible jogger outfit trend imaginable, but J.Lo just found another one, and it’s particularly fresh for 2022. The reason? She paired an oversize bomber jacket—from & Other Stories, no less—with her grey baggy sweats and Nike Air Jordans. You probably remember that bomber jackets were absolutely everywhere at one time, but did you know they’re a thing again? Only this time around, it’s…

March 19, 2022 at 08:00AM Midi hemlines have dominated the skirt scene for years, but times are a-changing. Last year, as the world started to open up again, we saw a meteoric rise—no pun intended—in mini hemlines as fashion devotees reclaimed glamour and reintroduced impracticality into their wardrobes. But what does the future hold for skirts this year? Well, if the S/S 22 runways are anything to go by (spoiler: they are), then maxi hemlines are set to be all the rage.It’s been a while since maxi skirts were on the style agenda, but as Who What Wear UK’s editor in chief, Hannah Almassi, noted in our bumper trend report, “key brands such as Louis Vuitton and Givenchy [are] backing the cut. There is a Y2K lilt to these hemlines descending, with simple tube styles that fit closer to the ankles being more present than,…

March 19, 2022 at 07:00AM When a high-street item starts garnering a certain amount of hype, it seriously piques our interest here at Who What Wear. That’s what happened recently, anyway, when word got around about how great H&M’s wide-leg trousers were. Last year, we sold over 1000 pairs through the site, and after delving deeper, we realised that most styles were consistently receiving incredible reviews online. So of course, we had to see how good they were for ourselves. I was tasked with trying on as many pairs as I could get my hands on (harder than it sounds when they fly out of stock as quickly as they do) to see whether they lived up to expectations and to figure out which styles, in particular, were worth spending money on. Turns out, those reviewers weren’t wrong, and there were quite a few brilliant ones. The four…

March 19, 2022 at 06:32AM When it comes to looking polished every single day, no one is quite as proficient at it as Jessica Skye. An influencer she may be, but what you mightn’t know about Skye is that she has the fashion clout to match, having held various roles within the industry before she found social media stardom. It’s this intrinsic knowledge and experience that sets Skye apart from her contemporaries—that and her imitable style. With a penchant for pared-back staples and easy-to-wear outfits, all in a gloriously versatile colour palette, her looks are the sort that remain perennially chic without being try-hard—a potent combination we immediately want to re-create for ourselves. Thankfully, this is going to be made so much easier, for each month, Skye will be sharing her new-season selects exclusively for you, rather pleasingly categorised by product type.Jess wears a lilac spring knit…

March 19, 2022 at 06:30AM I blame my job for my obsession with expensive candles. Before I worked in the beauty industry, candles were something that I bought as a gift for birthdays or Christmas, not something that I’d purchase for myself. However, one of the perks of my job is that I’m sent luxury products to try that I would never usually dream of buying—and candles are one such product. Over the last few years, I’ve had the chance to try the fanciest candles from brands such as Cire Trudon, Bella Freud and Tom Dixon, and I now have a taste (or should that be nose?) for the good stuff.However, I am more than aware that dropping £80 on one candle is, quite frankly, ludicrous. My dad would tell me that it’s literally like burning money away, and, to be totally honest, he’d…

March 19, 2022 at 06:30AM I think a very common misconception about we beauty editors is that we simply absorb information from brands and regurgitate it. What ever happened to good journalism? is a question I find raised on social media all too regularly. Often, people feel betrayed by beauty editors, especially when you’ve parted with your hard-earned cash to buy a skincare product that came highly recommended, only to be let down.And I totally get it, particularly when it comes to skincare. You see, skincare is expensive business, and sadly, a lot of it really is down to specific concerns, skin type and personal choice. But I can assure you that no beauty editor out there takes skincare recommendations lightly. The skin, after all, is a crucially important organ and should be treated as such. And while we might not always be able to…