149. The Chicest Bikini of the Summer, Harry Styles' T-Shirt, and the Silk Bra I Bought to Wear as a Top
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I just got back from five days in Madrid, the first of a few reconnaissance trips to the city I'm considering making my permanent home after 19 years in London. The warmth of the city blew us away, and we’re starting to understand why proud locals say "de Madrid al cielo": once you've experienced Madrid, the only thing above it is heaven. Paid subscribers: a detailed guide to where we stayed (one of the best Airbnbs I have ever booked), where we ate, where we shopped, and what we did is coming in Sunday's newsletter.
Prior to the trip, I went to Intimissimi to try on their silk bras. I had wanted one I could wear “as a top” for some time (a recent send from Hey Mrs. Solomon on Style gave me the encouragement I needed). I tried on all their silk bras: the Sofia balconette, the Bellissima padded push-up, the Tiziana lace plunge, and the Emma triangle bra. I bought the latter, despite it not having the most coverage, because it was the least lingerie-like. It looks identical to the bra in the Jil Sander SS26 campaign currently plastered outside of my front door, but it’s a tenth of the price. The bra was a perfect match for another recent addition to my wardrobe: the &Daughter crewneck Ada cardigan that I got in lilac as part of my renewed effort to wear anything other than brown, navy, and black. Just before my trip, I also received the Apiece Apart Bari crop trousers and Spa pleat pants (which, in a rare stroke of genius, I chose in cream), but these are so good they deserve their own deep dive, styling video, etc. Incoming.
While in Madrid, I bought the Gimaguas Nicole pants from their shop in the Salamanca neighborhood and explained to my boyfriend that this is “essentially a boring purchase” since all I wear to go out in the evening is a uniform of low-rise black pants and a low-cut top, so there’s no suspense about whether this purchase will pay off. The other two purchases I came close to making were the Cordera sarouel pants, which are as outrageously good as I suspected, and an electric-blue trench from Japanese brand Nicholson & Nicholson that I can’t find anywhere online. I had a nagging feeling not to go ahead with these purchases, despite being completely enamored with both. I couldn’t quite pinpoint it until I returned to a freezing-cold flat in London and found out from three different specialists that I had no choice but to replace my 16-year-old boiler. That nagging feeling was my future self letting me know there could be no spontaneous purchases for a while.
First empty from my trip: Glossier You fragrance. This is a favorite among people who don’t like strong smells (Anna Newton raves about it). I used it as a first layer to make my sweet florals punchier and more peppery. But I have to say the most satisfying part of this scent was finally finishing and binning it. Another empty was my latest tube of Medik8 Crystal Retinal (I must have bought over 20 of them by now). It’s been three months since I gave up on tret for good. I have no regrets. The tube I finished was strength 10, and for the next one, I’m going back to strength 6, which I think suits me better. This brings me back to the most important lesson I’ve learned about skincare: stronger doesn’t always mean better. I learned the hard way. The last empty was my C-Tetra Luxe serum, the only vitamin C I bother with because it’s made from tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a form of vitamin C that is stable and doesn’t oxidize after a few weeks. It doesn’t break me out or irritate my skin, but when I use it, my skin looks more radiant and healthy.
Onto your worthy newness, sales, and restocks.
Burberry’s collaboration with swimwear brand Hunza G dropped. The capsule features four of Hunza G’s most popular silhouettes: the Tyler two-piece, the Domino swimsuit, the Faye one-piece, and the Devyn coverup (which you can wear as a skirt or a strapless top). Every piece is made from the brand’s Original Crinkle fabric, trimmed in Burberry check, and comes with a matching scrunchie. Everything is one size, stretching to fit US 2 through 14, which is why Hunza G became a go-to pregnancy swimwear brand: the crinkles expand and snap back with your body. I have worn mine, from their collab with Pandora Sykes, since the summer of 2016. The material is a textured, ultra-stretch seersucker-like fabric that requires more than 9 million stitches per garment to produce. I toured the factory that manufactures their swimwear a few years ago while developing collections for another brand. Each machine runs continuously, producing 6.6 billion stitches a day. The brand first launched in the ‘80s in London, with its biggest cultural moment in 1990, when Julia Roberts wore a Hunza mini dress in Pretty Woman. In 2015, British creative director Georgiana Huddart relaunched the brand. The campaign for the Burberry collaboration features Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley and model Alva Claire, and it is stunning. The Devyn worn as a top with the Tyler bikini bottom is my favorite look from the collection, and I’m obsessed with the appearance of Burberry’s Margate raffia bag in the campaign. The capsule label reimagines the Burberry knight as a seahorse, which is a cute detail. If you had your eye on the two-piece in black or white (it’s sold out on Net-a-Porter for good reason), it’s still available here and here.
While you’re on Net-A-Porter, there’s a private sale with 40% off TOTEME (you just need to be logged in). It’s mainly winter stuff, bags, and, most notably, THAT spring poppy red trench coat!
This spring, Comme Si graced us with small but mighty newness. First, this contrast-trim silk bias slip dress: minimal in silhouette but not in color. You can choose it in deep red, chartreuse, lilac, cream, or bronze. This week, they added a new crisp poplin Deep V shirt. It would make a hyper-chic bikini cover-up.
Katie Holmes, Jennifer Lawrence, and a newly engaged Harry Styles were spotted wearing LESET’s Margo tee in the past month. All chose it in white, and Harry layered it under the electric blue color. I’m wearing mine a lot these days, taking notes for an upcoming extensive T-shirt review for paid subscribers. Margo, which runs true to size, is among the strongest contenders so far. My favorite thing about this T-shirt is the slightly kicked-out sleeves.
For Mother’s Day, DÔEN has made a limited-edition gift set that includes the Gisela robe, Reverie eye mask, and the large Quince pouch, all rendered in an antique hand-painted tulip print from the Liberty archive.
Alex Mill launched Summer Chapter I. New styles include a cool tailored linen jacket available in off-white, navy, and bright hibiscus pink. The matching trousers are mid-rise and relaxed through the leg. There’s also a cotton jersey polo dress with rugby stripes. Last week, the brand also launched an enticing bucket bag (I love it in red).
From the latest summer collection of her cashmere brand Guest In Residence, these are the pieces Gigi Hadid is actually wearing (and has been spotted in several times): the layered striped rugby, the cashmere-cotton polo, the track jacket, the popcorn stitch sweater tee, the top-rated signature oversized crew, and the sculpted cardigan.
Looking for a good, truly oversized, truly boxy short-sleeved shirt and an excellent T-shirt that isn’t cotton? I would get both from Scandi brand Filippa K’s latest summer collection. The oversized shirt is extremely well-cut and crisp, and the Elena tee is made of 100% fluid lyocell and comes in 9 colors (I like the laurel green).
The Frame Gray low-rise jeans have been restocked again, this time in every wash plus a new one called Unknown, which is a light wash with subtle contrast. You cannot get enough of these jeans, and I get it, because the way they sit on the body is what people want to wear right now. Frame now has three true low-rise styles. The Gray is a wide-leg flare in rigid denim. The Saturday is a straight leg, also rigid. The Rodeo hugs the hips and thighs and then breaks into a true bootcut, and it's in stretch denim. The Gray and the Rodeo both come in a petite inseam; the newer Saturday does not yet. If you prefer something softer, the new Eyelet Flare is worth a look: wide-leg pants with tonal eyelet at the ankle and gently scalloped edges. Crisp, feminine, very good with a flat sandal. Tomorrow, Frame will release a capsule collection with Alexandra Leclerc, the influencer and wife of Monegasque F1 driver Charles Leclerc. She holds a real fascination as a sort of real-life princess. The campaign was shot in Monaco, and it almost makes my birthplace look like somewhere you'd want to go on holiday. I promise you it's not. If you're reading this the day I send it, you can preview the collection here, and from tomorrow, it will be shoppable on the same page. The standouts for me are the capri pants with a wrapped waistband detail (very Y2K—Alexandra Leclerc is 23 after all—but also wearable) and a new pair of jeans called The Leo. It looks like Frame is trying to replicate the success of the Gray: low rise, just a little less baggy. It will come in a petite length. There's also a pair of low-rise burgundy leather pants that I’ve wishlisted for myself, which would be right at home as part of my evening uniform (maybe after they go on sale).
It has come to my attention that fashion editors get their ballet flats from a brand called Yuni Buffa. Yuni was born in South Korea and honed her skills designing for brands like Rag&Bone and Loeffler Randall before starting her eponymous brand. All materials for the shoes are sourced in Tuscany, where the shoes are also manufactured in family-owned factories. Their signature style is the Pia ballerina, which comes in a range of neutrals and brights, including the perfect cherry red. Yuni designed the Pia after watching a ballerina customize her shoes before a rehearsal as she repeatedly flexed the toe, scored the sole, and adjusted and re-adjusted the straps. The Pia features an elastic cinch cord, an elongated square-toe, and a deconstructed interior for a bespoke fit. I also really like the Marmi boat shoe. All styles come in half sizes.
Lucy Williams designed a collection for WNU (With Nothing Underneath), the British brand that makes the best button-downs (for $200 - $250) and the seersucker boxer shorts that are the only thing I wear when temperatures go above 86°F (size up for comfort: that elastic waistband is anything but flimsy). My favorite piece from Lucy’s capsule is the cobalt blue fine poplin trousers.
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