Talk about fashion making you perform a double-take – and it has nothing to do with Lady Gaga’s celestial moon dress or the zany designs poised to jostle for supremacy on the catwalks of the forthcoming London Fashion Week.
The high street’s take on designer offerings seem to be getting younger, shorter and funkier by the nano-second. And proof positive, as if it were needed, came like a bolt from the blue in the latest Spring offerings from Hobbs.
Silk jumpsuits in eye-catching berry shades, over-the-knee socks in boldest hues and printed mini pinafores are a leftfield surprise from a label more associated with quality and classic lines than fashion-forward direction.
But it’s a pleasing, and mostly wearable, break from the norm that’s sure to give the thirty and forty-something shopper something to think about.
The maritime theme is given an unusual twist with floral print additions, while natty headbands in contrasting colours put an individual spin on a shift dress and blouse.
And it’s worth saving the pennies to make a lasting wardrobe investment in the company’s winsome, satchel-inspired leather bags.
When there’s still snow lying on the ground, it’s enough to put a Spring in your step just thinking about the coming season.
FOR INFO: 0845 313 3130 or www.hobbs.co.uk
- There are branches of Hobbs at 127 Buchanan Street (0141 248 3978) and in Silverburn shopping centre (0141 881 9603), in addition to concessions in House of Fraser, Buchanan Street (0141 221 3880), and John Lewis, Buchanan Galleries (0141 353 6677).
