Chic summer trend: Do the stripe-tease!

If there’s one trend most international celebs are wearing this spring (summer for us), it’s the Breton stripes aka French navy stripes (Taylor Swift, Alexa Chung, Claudia Schiffer). In an earlier post, we wrote about wearing neon and bright stripes this summer. In this post, we show you more ways to wear the stripes.

Wear the stripes differently

Give the stripes a 2011 twist by wearing a tshirt, blouse or dress with stripes in navy or black (or whatever colour you please) that are thinner, narrower, wider or closer. Guaranteed to make you look trendy without being a clone.

Below (left to right): Picasso stripes slouch dress (girls) from French Connection; look from Energie’s Summer/Resort 2011 collection.

Keep it casual or make it formal

For a casual look, guys and girls can wear their striped tshirt with straight or boot-cut jeans and a sun hat. Girls can carry a slouchy bag. For a formal or semi-casual chic look, wear the top with white, navy or beige trousers or loose-fit pants.

Below: Hat from Zara (guys)

Add another trend

Girls can mix navy-striped blouses with hot trends like lace or soft shoulders. Guys can look for navy stripes with trends like the ubiquitous “numbered” tees or with fabric detailing on sleeves and collars.

Below: Stripe numbered tee from French Connection (guys), double stripe t-shirt (guys) from Zara, look from S.Oliver spring/summer collection

Mix and clash

Print mixing is big this season, so why not mix your stripes with spots, stars, florals or other prints? Girls can wear lacy or printed skirts or expertly mix blocks of colour and print, while guys can team it with checkered shorts.

Below: Dress from Mango, skirt from French Connection.

 

 

 

 

How are you wearing stripes this summer?