A good blue and white striped shirt (£25, marksandspencer.com) loosely tucked into navy and chalk pinstripe trousers is a no-brainer smart casual look for spring – and I'm wearing it already – with a striped navy on ivory crew neck M&S sweater (£25) to wrap around, optional.
A brown striped vest (currently just £6, hush-uk.com) under a denim shirt; navy striped trousers with a brown striped sweater (£35.75, laredoute.co.uk).
You can wear them as you would block colour, with the same stripes head to toe; or you can double up your stripes in different colours and widths (narrower on the bottom); or you can wear stripes in different directions (horizontal with vertical).
A good blue and white striped shirt (£25, marksandspencer.com ) loosely tucked into navy and chalk pinstripe trousers is a no-brainer.
SHANE WATSON: What Kate gets right with her Breton tops - and the mistakes you must never make with stripes The moment we heard that Kensington Palace was no longer providing details of what the Princess of Wales is wearing for public engagements – to encourage us to focus on her work, not her clothes – we found ourselves obsessing about her wardrobe.
