There are a few different ways to explore a vertical stripe shirt and all bring a different quality to the look. And to that end, stick to only one stripe per item of clothing, unless you’re feeling adventurous. Anything too fine and faint in colour will miss the mark, and similarly anything too chunky can be a little more pyjama party than Riviera reception. The key to achieving this lengthening effect is chiefly down to the width of the stripe. Olie Arnold, Mr Porter style director says, “It offers slimming qualities as the vertical line draws the eye up and down creating a lengthening effect.’”
A lightweight, linen or cotton option with rolled up sleeves over a tee and chino shorts sets a great balance of collegiate cool and relaxed seaside style.Īs well as giving you a point of difference from the Breton Brigade (a look that’s been all but usurped by school-run mums), a vertical stripe shirt also makes you appear taller and more like there’s a swimwear model’s body hiding underneath. The easiest way to wear the trend is with a vertical stripe shirt, channelling Armie Hammer’s preppy wardrobe in Call Me By Your Name. Dissecting everything from bomber jackets to shorts to pinstripe suits, this slimming and versatile pattern is easy to dress up or down, switching between boardroom stiffness, breezy Riviera cool and football-terrace attitude depending on how you style them. The classic horizontal stripe – the basis of your summertime no-brainer, the Breton top – is rotating through 90 degrees: vertical stripes are in.
Fashion always rotates what’s trending from one season to the next, but this summer sees a very literal pivot.
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