Style Staples – And How To Wear Them
From the leather jacket to the white shirt, there are some pieces no well-stocked wardrobe should be without. Whatever the weather or the trend forecast, these 7 pieces will look timelessly chic - as demonstrated by these style-savvy A-listers.
PA PhotosThe White Shirt
The Celebrity Inspiration: Zoe Saldana
How She Wears It: With spring’s favourite jeans shape – the flare – the channel the spirit of the 70s.
Rex FeaturesThe White Shirt
The Celebrity Inspiration: Rachel Bilson
How She Wears It: With very cute cut-off shorts and nude sandals. Your summer-day-in-the-park look sorted.
Rex FeaturesThe White Shirt
The Celebrity Inspiration: Cameron Diaz
How She Wears It: Cam keeps it casual with rolled up jeans and a roomy tote for a summer shopping trip.
GoRunway/IndigitalThe White Shirt
This Season’s Catwalk Inspiration: Derek Lam
How To Wear It: Wedges, floppy hats, flares – this spring is all about the 70s. Copy this Derek Lam look by matching your crisp whites with wide-legged denim and a skinny belt.
WennThe Ankle Boot
The Celebrity Inspiration: Sarah Jessica Parker
How She Wears It: With bare legs, a roomy dress and a casual cardi for a dinner in New York.
WennThe Ankle Boot
The Celebrity Inspiration: Kate Moss
How She Wears It: The epitome of rock chic, Kate dons her grungy, buckled booties with skinny jeans and a furry jacket.
Rex FeaturesThe Ankle Boot
The Celebrity Inspiration: Olivia Palermo
How She Wears It: Olivia avoids sometimes-boring black for this laced-up, grey suede pair of ankle boots – the perfect partners to a pretty print dress and cardigan.
Go RunwayThe Ankle Boot
This Season’s Catwalk Inspiration: Alexander Wang
How To Wear It: If you’re in the market for ankle boots this spring, go for a pair in nude or grey – they’ll see you through the next few summers (if they’re lace-up, even better!).
Rex FeaturesThe Blazer
The Celebrity Inspiration: Kim Kardashian
How She Wears It: A classically androgynous tux jacket like Kim’s looks fabulous thrown over a contrasting girly skirt.
Rex FeaturesThe Blazer
The Celebrity Inspiration: Victoria Beckham
How She Wears It: Trust Posh to get it spot-on with this one – using her timeless blazer to smarten up a pair of skinnies and a tee.
Rex FeaturesThe Blazer
The Celebrity Inspiration: Reese Witherspoon
How She Wears It: As a cover-up for her jeans ‘n’ jumper look on a sunny spring day.
GoRunway/IndigitalThe Blazer
This Season’s Catwalk Inspiration: Stella McCartney
How To Wear It: Look for a cut like Stella McCartney’s – longline and slightly loose – to guarantee an ultra-flattering fit. And if you want your blazer to last a lifetime, stick to black or white and it’ll never go out of style.
PA PhotosThe Shorts
The Celebrity Inspiration: Diane Kruger
How She Wears Them: Slouchy, culotte-style shorts give Diane’s look a retro-luxe vibe.
Rex FeaturesThe Shorts
The Celebrity Inspiration: Alexa Chung
How She Wears Them: Alexa makes the most of her dinky pins in super-short and super-smart shorts. We love how she’s taken them into evening-wear territory with a chic blazer and heels.
Rex FeaturesThe Shorts
The Celebrity Inspiration: Lily Donaldson
How She Wears Them: Lily does jealousy-inducing casual cool in her cut-offs, white vest and oh-so-now top knot.
GoRunway/IndigitalThe Shorts
This Season’s Catwalk Inspiration: Isabel Marant
How To Wear It: Take one old pair of jeans, cut them off as high as you dare et voilá, a pair of eternally cool shorts are yours. This spring, try folding up the hems like Lily D, or matching with a cropped jacket like the Isabel Marant models.
Rex FeaturesThe Maxi Dress
The Celebrity Inspiration: Jessica Alba
How She Wears It: Jess takes her jersey floor-skimmer into spring with a knitted waistcoat, simple sandals and a perfect pedicure.
Rex FeaturesThe Maxi Dress
The Celebrity Inspiration: Naomi Campbell
How She Wears It: This look has been knocking around for a few years now – but it’s still just as fresh. Floral maxi + gladiator sandals + stacks of bangles = a summer style home run for Naomi Campbell.
Rex FeaturesThe Maxi Dress
The Celebrity Inspiration: Isabel Lucas
How She Wears It: The Star Wars actress makes her vintage-look peasant dress look extra cute with the help of a little floral wraparound cardi.
GoRunway/IndigitalThe Maxi Dress
This Season’s Catwalk Inspiration: Paul & Joe
How To Wear It: That’s the beauty of a maxi dress – it needs hardly any work to make it look great! In summer a cardigan over the top or t-shirt underneath – plus a pair of great flat sandals – is all you need, then wear it into winter with a leather jacket and biker boots. Done!
PA PhotosThe Little Black Dress
The Celebrity Inspiration: Mila Kunis
How She Wears It: Mila matches her princessy Nina Ricci number with turquoise jewels and smoky eyes.
Rex FeaturesThe Little Black Dress
The Celebrity Inspiration: Scarlett Johansson
How She Wears It: Giving us a lesson in how to work a glam LBD by day, Scarlett wears an extra wide belt, thick black opaques and simple ballet flats with her embellished dress.
Rex FeaturesThe Little Black Dress
The Celebrity Inspiration: Kirsten Dunst
How She Wears It: A slick of red lippy and black stilettos make this belted shirtdress a timelessly cool combination for pretty much any occasion.
GoRunway/IndigitalThe Little Black Dress
This Season’s Catwalk Inspiration: Calvin Klein
How To Wear It: Don’t be swayed by what’s now and what’s not – pretty much any little black dress you buy will stand the test of time. This spring, we’re loving the minimal, luxe sportswear feel of Calvin Klein’s shifts, but if that’s not your bag go for all the frills you fancy!
Rex FeaturesThe Leather Jacket
The Celebrity Inspiration: Nicola Roberts
How She Wears It: Could this be one of the most failsafe combinations in fashion? A rocker jacket thrown over a party prom dress is a guaranteed style success for this Girl Aloud.
Big PicturesThe Leather Jacket
The Celebrity Inspiration: Nicky Hilton
How She Wears It: Skinny jeans make the perfect partner to a motorcycle jacket – try adding an uptown cashmere scarf like Nicky’s to contrast the downtown vibe.
WennThe Leather Jacket
How She Wears It: Lived-in and well-loved (our favourite type of leather jacket), with distressed denim and a so-cool-it-hurts bullet belt.
GoRunway/IndigitalThe Leather Jacket
This Season’s Catwalk Inspiration: Burberry
How To Wear It: For spring 2011, the Burberry leather jackets have gone extra tough. If you’re on the hunt for one, make sure you choose a style with extra studs, zips and quilting – it’ll look hot now, and in ten years, we promise.
