Hi everybody, I’m Kay Barron,
fashion director here at NET-A-PORTER,
and welcome to a new episode in our series of Style SOS,
where we solve this season’s biggest fashion dilemmas.
Today we’re going to be talking about
how to wear the spring/summer ’23 trends now.
I’m going to answer that for you today by talking you
through some of my favorite trends of the season,
from magpie dressing to falling waistbands,
which is not as scary as it sounds, and the wardrobe
classic that is set to become your new-season hero.
And brilliantly this season, you can easily do
more than one trend in one look.
Let’s get started with glitter:
at NET-A-PORTER, we are calling this magpie dressing
because how could you possibly resist the shine?
Sequins, crystals and chainmail
absolutely dominated the spring/summer ’23 runways.
Khaite, JW Anderson and Christopher Kane
are just some of the designers
that covered everything in sequins.
You can go high-drama sequins or you could do something
a little bit more dialed down, like I have – this incredible
Rick Owens skirt is actually a denim skirt in disguise.
To me, it’s basically like doing casual sequins.
The fact it’s high waisted
really kind of holds you in – it’s almost corseted
and there is a big split right up the back of it,
which actually makes sure that you can walk in it
so it’s not a hobble skirt.
I have paired it with really high stilettos
because, love them or hate them,
they are back for spring/summer.
Models towered down the runways and personally
I love, love, love stilettos
and when wearing a skirt like this, it helps.
I have also paired this with a simple white shirt.
It proved to be the hero and the foundation
of so many amazing collections from Valentino
to Sacai and Stella McCartney.
When it comes to magpie dressing this season,
you’re in luck at NET-A-PORTER
because we are just
entering into party season, which means that
the site is awash with sparkle.
I do love the idea of doing a bit of double sequin.
We did see this at Khaite on the runway.
I love the idea of the flapper sequined skirt
matched with this black
sequined Isabel Marant top.
Or you can just do it
in separates as well – similar to what I’m wearing now,
you could wear the Khaite skirt,
which is a little bit of more relaxed fit.
And then with the top, I would think of this as a poloneck.
Introduce some sequins to your day-to-day wardrobe.
Why not?
And just pair it with a pair of jeans.
And for something a little bit more dramatic,
how could you not want to wear
this incredible dress from Dries Van Noten?
It will get all the attention
for all the right reasons this season
and it’s actually really easy to wear: obviously slip on, go –
it does all the work for you, just add a pair of heels.
But I totally understand that for some people
a little bit of sequin goes a long way,
so you could just introduce it in accessories instead.
For example, this amazing
JW Anderson bag or, alternatively,
you can keep your sparkle just to your fine jewelry.
I am loving these pieces I’m wearing today:
two rings from David Yurman and a signet ring
from State Property.
Next, we have something very different.
The creative director of Bottega Veneta has described
this as casual comfort and I will admit
that I am very comfortable right now.
This is actually going to be a few different trends in one,
but we’re going to start with the maxi length,
because for spring/summer ’23 it is go long or go home.
At The Row, Saint Laurent and Chloé,
hemlines swept the runway,
from skirts to dresses and also to coats.
You might not think that coats are very summer-appropriate,
but designers have finally got on board
with buy now, wear now because spring/summer ’23
will actually be launching in March
and, for most of us, sadly it’s not that warm then.
I’ve just chosen to wear this amazing coat by Chloé.
Now, this comes to just above the ankle on me,
which you might not think is maxi,
but anything, I think, below the knee counts as a maxi coat.
I do love the mannish shape of this,
the fact it’s quite oversized –
perfect for now and then obviously in March,
when you’re still kind of playing with layers.
I also love that it’s got these really strong shoulders,
which perfectly mirrors
the silhouette that we saw at Saint Laurent.
And a great alternative
is this beautiful coat from Brioni,
which is a new brand to NET-A-PORTER this season.
In this gorgeous warm chocolate-brown shade,
which is also a very popular shade
for spring/summer ’23, so take note of that, too.
It is so soft and I love the shape of this;
this is something that you can
throw on over anything and you will look incredible.
And I love the idea of elevating this look with an elegant clutch
– and clutch is the shape that
we haven’t seen for a while in bags,
but we will see a lot of in spring/summer ’23.
And if there is one addition
that you make to your wardrobe now,
which will make it
super-relevant in spring/summer ’23,
it’s sunglasses.
Especially this kind of narrow ’90s shape, and this is what
Saint Laurent showed on almost every look was a big coat
and a pair of the narrow sunglasses.
And personally, I do love it
when it’s sunglasses and coat weather
– it’s my favorite time of the year.
And now for my next trick and the next trend,
if I take the coat off,
I’m basically Kate Moss at Bottega Veneta.
It’s completely uncanny, I know.
Her jeans, top and plaid shirt were made of leather,
but this is a more everyday version of that.
I love a plaid shirt, who doesn’t?
This one is by Petar Petrov and feels amazing.
There is definitely a grunge moment
happening for spring/summer ’23
and this nods to it
without taking it too literally – although I think
I definitely wore this outfit myself in the ’90s.
Wear it unbuttoned, button it up to the top
or tuck it into your jeans or just leave it out.
This is a piece that should be all about
just like freedom of movement,
and just feeling really comfortable in it.
But the main takeaway of this look is the low-slung waistband,
because we have all been tucked into high waisted
jeans for what feels like years now
and I have to say I’ve missed this.
Both Stella McCartney and Victoria Beckham
have declared that the low-slung waist is back,
and who are we to mess with those ladies?
I’m wearing these jeans
with a high-heeled boot
because I never want to be too comfortable,
but also I like the fact that when they’re low slung,
they’re a bit longer, so you just need that extra height.
Or, of course, you can wear them with a sneaker,
but for spring/summer,
if you’re wearing a sneaker, make sure it’s completely white.
Again, I’ll refer to The Row, who showed sleek white sneakers
with lots of their looks for spring/summer,
and I love these kind of chunkier ones from Adidas.
And finally, we cannot talk
to spring/summer ’23 without talking
about the ‘great reveal’ – get ready to show some skin;
it can be as much or as little as you like.
On the runways, there was loads at Versace,
loads at Nensi, but just a flash at Chloé.
The great thing about this trend is that it’s
something we’ve been talking about for a while
and we are huge supporters of it at NET-A-PORTER,
which means that there’s lots on site at the moment –
so lots to play with, including
this amazing dress by JW Anderson.
And if this is a trend that you’re a bit nervous about,
and I totally understand if you are,
then I would say to try just with an off-the-shoulder piece first
and see how you feel, because I swear
that everybody does have great shoulders
and it’s a perfect excuse to show off your jewelry,
like this amazing chain necklace from State Property.
And this is a trend that doesn’t really have much
hanger appeal, so forgive me, but I promise that
this Alexander McQueen dress is incredible on.
It’s more of a kind of like bandage fit,
but then you’ve just got the kind of cuffs over the arms
and then splits just to reveal
just a flash again, down the side and at the hem.
So many of the designers, including Valentino and Versace,
showed a lot of cutout dresses in black,
but if you’re looking for something
a little bit more subtle – but still very impactful –
then I would point you in the direction of this amazing
Jonathan Simkhai dress.
Again, it’s actually quite modest – long sleeves
and a longer length, but it just has this
little flash of skin cut out on the right-hand side.
And there’s a lot of leather for spring/summer ’23 as well
– it’s great for buy now, wear now and a lot of it’s color.
So, this again is another two-for-one trend.
But I get that not every day is a cutout dress day,
so I will point you in the direction of separates as well.
For example, this gorgeous fluffy knit from Isabel Marant
that just has the two front little cutouts –
winter-appropriate, but also great for spring/summer
and you can wear it with a low-slung baggy jean
that we were talking to earlier.
And that’s how you wear the spring/summer ’23 trends now!
Thank you very much for joining me for
this episode of Style SOS
and I hope to see you soon.