No more summers without a striped shirt

 

A great classic for your unisex wardrobe, the striped shirt is perhaps the most shared, popular wardrobe staple when it comes to variegated looks for men and women. Its versatility offers endless options, for mixing and matching, from business looks to comfort chic styles that offer you total easywear without losing sight of the essential touch of class, through to more contemporary interpretations that dare (and rightly so) to pair the classic striped poplin shirt with an evening skirt or trousers, adding personality to a longuette in tulle, silk or sequins. Where timeless classics go large on creativity to revolutionise the canons of elegance and give a new role to fashion’s cornerstones  

A world of stripes. All in a feminine key

 

An evergreen that has always been stowed in movie star’s fine luggage on their holidays, from the bohemian, intellectual style of the Cote D’Azur of Fitzgerald, then Grace Kelly and  Onassis, who turned the poplin striped shirt into their very own status symbol. Jackie Kennedy in fact wore it over white trousers with a masculine cut, following the unwritten rules of discreet luxury, and old money that today, is quietly back making itself a space in the more exclusive sites frequented by the jet set. During the hotter days in Cannes, off the red carpet, Elle Fanning was spied wearing an elegant comfy chic look created with a striped shirt outside wide pants and paired with loafers. In short, the striped shirt is back as the must have to flaunt while out and about, even on the most important occasions.

The striped poplin shirt, even on the beach.

The striped shirt is for more than suits and regulation outfits. It can look even more stylish when taken out of context and paired with shorts or over some still-damp swimwear when the best time of day is here and we all get together to admire the golden hour. Never forget to bring your striped shirt if you’re thinking about going bare-legged for your whole holiday, because even an espadrille or flip flop can become the ideal pairing for this alternative swimsuit cover, only more sexy and stylish.

Spring Summer 2024