Self-restraint and minimalism is something happily left behind in 2022. Delving into a sartorial smorgasbord of blue shades, your 2023 wardrobe is all about celebrating every iteration of the colour.


Endlessly versatile and easily wearable, the colour defines everything from cosy knits and denim staples to tailoring and occasion-to-office dresses in these blue outfit ideas that not only shore up your winter wardrobe but your year-round one with forever essentials. Embracing the January blues has never looked so good. 

HEAD-TO-TOE

The solution to dressing in head-to-toe colour that requires zero outfit planning sees blue dresses come to the fore.

Debuting in our December collection in pink, our Sheer Crinkle Silk-Blend Maxi Dress makes a welcome return in deep cobalt. Lending everyday looks an elevated touch while perfecting evening and event dressing, it features a line of buttons running down the centre and is framed by long sleeves fitted with shirred elasticated cuffs that create a subtle balloon effect. With a fluid drape, it falls in tiers to the hem that hovers just above your ankles, leading the way for everything from velvet loafers - ours in navy are an apt choice - to heels.

Intelligently designed, our AM-PM Pleated Midi Shirt Dress, falls to a shorter length and combines a pleated satin skirt with a jersey top that come together to create the illusion of two separates. As the name suggests, it sees you through morning, noon, and night, complementing more dressed-down styling with ankle boots or trainers as well as elevated eveningwear with heels. 

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NICE IN NAVY

Thought to help with clear thinking, navy is a classic neutral that’s been a staple in corporate settings for decades. Universally flattering, it’s seen as a “safe” colour that doesn’t challenge office dress codes. Breathing new life into the familiar, pieces that boast a covetable blend of textures grant head-to-toe navy outfits a more contemporary, cool appeal with a stronger finish while ensuring your look is still polished.

Subtly breaking up head-to-toe navy blue outfits, our Cloud-Soft Cashmere Silk Jacquard Vest + Snood inflected with mustard stripes introduces another texture and hue to our Italian Velvet Cord Pant Suit. Add definition to the soft yarns with a polished cotton shirt and go one step (pun intended) further in the all-embracing approach by completing your look with our Velvet Loafer in navy.

Alternatively, team navy with a shock of white for a polished, dramatic finish. Pair our Merino Cashmere Swing Vest + Snood with our Relaxed Tapered Turn-Up Trouser in the same shade. A white shirt layered under the knit framed by dramatic balloon sleeves adds dimension and intrigue.

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PLAY WITH PRINTS

There’s enough in life that needs to be taken seriously, fashion shouldn’t be one of them. Find the joy in getting dressed by taking a playful approach to prints that hero navy detailing. In flattering silhouettes, our Paisley Bud Print Maxi Dress and its swing counterpart celebrate a key print from our January collection that sets an intricate print inflected with bright blue and navy alongside pops of orange and cream, against a deep green backdrop.

Pick and choose between different hem lengths; the shorter complements petites and is accompanied by an optional belt that can be used to emphasise your waist, as well as multiple neckline options granted by a zip fastening and hook-and-eye closure. The latter also has a zipped neckline to accommodate, but instead of a belt is detailed with shirring around your waist to create a more defined silhouette and falls to a leg-lengthening dipped hem that complements our 60s High Ankle Boots. The cream pair brightens the print while our black patent ones grant the dresses more eveningwear appeal.

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MORE IS MORE

Fill up on every shade of blue in one look. The added benefit of this approach to outfit building is that regardless of which shades you choose, your finished look will always appear effortlessly pulled together and cohesive. 


Dive in by exploring four different iterations of the colour in a complete outfit. Layering a darker shade over a softer one - for example, light-blue blouses under navy jackets - rather than darkening your look, actually brightens the other pieces. Take our Micro Stripe Pleat Detail Shirt pulled on under our Merino Cashmere Crew Neck Layering Vest as an example. The former lightens the darker navy hue of the knit and combined they complement our Pleat Front Wide-Leg Jean that falls in a flattering wide-leg silhouette to our Velvet Loafer. Four colours and four textures combined in an effortlessly put-together look. 

If creating an entire ensemble from varying shades of blue is a little too much to digest, stick to two as part of a multidimensional layered look. Starting with a layering top in black pulled on under our Relaxed Feature Button Striped Shirt, leave the buttons undone so only a hint of the print remains visible under our Italian Suede Crop Jacket. The sellout style that debuted in our July collection heroes an undisrupted finish thanks to the covered buttons that line up down the centre while introducing a covetable texture to your look complemented by our Italian Wool Relaxed Straight Man Pant. 

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