I've been thinking a lot about simplicity and styling over the last week (more of which at a later date). What works and what doesn't, and why. Margaret Howell's spring/summer 2015 campaign photography by Alasdair McLellan illustrates this beautifully (I'm sure I'm not the only one who squirrels Margaret Howell lookbooks away for future reference). Shot at the wonderful De La Warr Pavillion in East Sussex, the perfect modernist location for a traditional British brand:
Interiors photos are Tumblr, not Alistair McClellan. |
I'd wear the first outfit in a hearbeat - though I might have to think twice about the, borderline Granny Takes a Day Trip, socks and sandals scenario.
It's a signature look for the ever-so-stylish, British Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chambers, who always looks fab:
To sock or not to sock? What do you reckon?