On our recent weekly (okay, daily) pilgrimages to our favourite retail sites, team Who What Wear UK has been repeatedly stopped in our tracks by three brands. Out of every retailer on the high street, it’s always Mango, COS and Zara that pique our collective interest as soon as we open their new-in sections. With fresh summer buys coming in thick and fast, now is the best time to snap up items that work not only for 2023, but also for many summers to come. And, if you’ve got a holiday coming up, where better to start shopping?
To break it down for you, Mango is the destination right now for designer-inspired accessories, bohemian casual wear and summer-ready staples such as crochet dresses and watercolour prints. When it comes to COS, there are plenty of transitional dresses and expensive-looking loafers that are bound to reach cult status on Instagram, tailoring that will help take summer dresses and shirts into autumn, and a sensational ribbed skirt that I can’t stop thinking about. And as for Zara, there’s a showstopping midi dress and an embroidered mini skirt that I just know is going to sell out, and just wait until you see the rich, earthy, neutral palette.