Sailor chic

Is there anything more summer than sailing? This trend gives you the seaside glamour, where you look ready to go yachting. This season fashion hits the high seas with nautical inspired looks perfect for travel and holiday. We love the nautical trend for summer, it has that fresh breezy and casual-chic feel to it.

Inspired by stars such as Gwen Stefani and with a strong following trendsetters, sailor inspired garments are popping up everywhere in fashion high streets to malls.

What is interesting about this print is that it is not the predictable red, white and blue; you can find them in all spring/summer colours. Shapes are structured, and the nautical stripes are not very strong, belts are wider, and everything is just a little more polished than last year.

Summer fashion is all about having fun with bolder prints, bigger themes, brighter colours and the new trend for stripes.
What are you waiting for? Head out for this trend and sail away!

With jeans
Look for sweet stripe casual tees and items with large buttons to be paired with relaxed jeans to adopt a hot trend in fun way instantly. This is also very comfortable to travel and look sailor chic.

Wide Leg Pants
The wide leg pants have come back in fashion in many varieties. This is good news for everyone who hated last season's skinny jean craze. Palazzos add a feminine flair to whatever you wear. The secret to keeping them hip this year is pairing them with a nautical top and platform shoes.

Dressed Up
Look for tailored, cinched waist dresses in shades of beautiful blue and navy. With details like box pleating, buttons and embroidery, these items scream nautical, using navy influences and tailoring to create well cut and beautiful garments. Prints also capture the nautical theme well and these can be toned down with plain accessories in crisp clean colours. Choose cute nautical print dresses and pair them with a pair of flats and a knitted shrug for a boho look and a nautical edge.

Tailored Type
Look for details such as high waists, man style pants to pair with crisp white shirts. For a more summery feel, pin tuck tailoring, high waists and belts can be worn in a range of skirts and shorts which would look hot with bright summer separates. Wear it with wedges and an oversized bag.

The correspondent is an international AICI certified style consultant and fashion writer