Fashion: Summer’s top trends and where to shop them




Ignore the rain: it’s time to activate summer mode. Update your wardrobe with pieces which tap into current trends yet will wear well for seasons to come

Cropped Co-ords

CO-ORD It's 9pm at Neon Leo
CO-ORD It's 9pm at Neon Leo

It's 9pm Luna Wobbly Stars co-ord, from £30 to rent and £125 to buy, Neon Leo, Market Row, Saffron Walden and neonleo.co.uk

CO-ORD Oliver Bonas
CO-ORD Oliver Bonas

Mix-and-match contrast print shirt and short, £55 each, Oliver Bonas, Grand Arcade, Cambridge and oliverbonas.com

CO-ORD Scamp & Dude
CO-ORD Scamp & Dude
CO-ORD Scamp & Dude
CO-ORD Scamp & Dude

Shadow Leopard collarless volume sleeve shirt, £80 and relaxed short, £45, scampanddude.com

Soft Nudes

NUDE Cuckoo Clothing
NUDE Cuckoo Clothing

Maison Hotel blouse, £110, Cuckoo Clothing, Burwash Manor, Barton and cuckooclothing.co.uk

NUDE River Island
NUDE River Island
NUDE River Island
NUDE River Island

Crochet gilet, £30, and tiered maxi skirt, £40, River Island, The Grafton, Cambridge; arc, Bury St Edmunds; and riverisland.com

NUDE Cambridge Satchel
NUDE Cambridge Satchel

Long Satchel in Biscuit Matte, £195, Cambridge Satchel, St Mary’s Passage, Cambridge and cambridgesatchel.com

Quirky Prints

QUIRKY Milano at Martha V
QUIRKY Milano at Martha V

Milano Paradise dress, £99, Martha V, High Street, Newmarket and marthavshop.co.uk

QUIRKY ME369 at Blue
QUIRKY ME369 at Blue

Me369 Vanessa midi skirt in Magic Ocean, £179, Blue, King Street, Saffron Walden and bluesaffronwalden.co.uk

QUIRKY John Lewis
QUIRKY John Lewis

John Lewis cloud print cami dress, £65, John Lewis & Partners, Grand Arcade, Cambridge and johnlewis.com

Rainbow Brights

RAINBOW Oliver Bonas
RAINBOW Oliver Bonas

Geo slip skirt, £65, and fluffy rainbow jumper, £60, Oliver Bonas, Grand Arcade, Cambridge and oliverbonas.com

RAINBOW Dune London
RAINBOW Dune London

Dinkydellsie rainbow raffia bag, £75, dunelondon.com

RAINBOW Joe Browns
RAINBOW Joe Browns

Summer Is Here jacquard tunic dress, £55, joebrowns.co.uk

Boho Black & White

BOHO Monsoon
BOHO Monsoon

Esther embroidered maxi dress, £90, Monsoon, Trinity Street, Cambridge and monsoon.co.uk

BOHO Oliver Bonas
BOHO Oliver Bonas

Nadia seed bead circular drop statement earrings, £19.50, Oliver Bonas, Grand Arcade, Cambridge and oliverbonas.com

BOHO Monsoon
BOHO Monsoon

Enya embroidered shirt, £60, Monsoon, Trinity Street, Cambridge and monsoon.co.uk

Rich Florals

FLORAL Sister Jane at John Lewis
FLORAL Sister Jane at John Lewis

Sister Jane berry floral jacquard mini dress, £89, John Lewis & Partners, Grand Arcade, Cambridge and johnlewis.com

FLORAL Accessorize
FLORAL Accessorize

3D floral clutch bag, £42, Accessorize, Petty Cury, Cambridge; arc, Bury St Edmunds; and accessorize.com

FLORAL Queens of Archive at Neon Leo
FLORAL Queens of Archive at Neon Leo

Queens of Archive Summer dress, rental from £78, Neon Leo, Market Row, Saffron Walden and neonleo.co.uk

Shades of Red

RED Primrose Park at Cuckoo
RED Primrose Park at Cuckoo

Primrose Park Zion zig-zag silk dress, £294.95, Cuckoo Clothing, Burwash Manor, Barton and cuckooclothing.co.uk

RED Sundress at Blue
RED Sundress at Blue

Sundress Adeline kaftan in Grenadine, £165, Blue, King Street, Saffron Walden and bluesaffronwalden.co.uk

RED Ozzie & Clementine
RED Ozzie & Clementine

Ashila cotton dress, £185, Ozzie & Clementine, Cambridge and ozzieandclementine.com

Seaside Stripes

STRIPES Rose & Rose at Cuckoo
STRIPES Rose & Rose at Cuckoo

Rose and Rose tiered dress, £104.95, Cuckoo Clothing, Burwash Manor, Barton and cuckooclothing.co.uk

STRIPES FatFace
STRIPES FatFace
STRIPES FatFace
STRIPES FatFace

Hali bikini top, £29.50, and Ellis bottoms, £28, FatFace, Market Street, Cambridge; arc, Bury St Edmunds; and fatface.com

STRIPES Ozzie & Clementine
STRIPES Ozzie & Clementine

Jeannali blue striped blouse, £144, Ozzie & Clementine, Cambridge and ozzieandclementine.com


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