Get the latest gossip

With brat summer long gone, demure is the vibe of the season | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion


It’s less about being reserved and modest and more about dialling down the chaos, practising a little self-care

Brat was wearing lime green, which suits absolutely no one but makes it easy for your friends to find you in a festival crowd. Which is how a handbag that snaps safely shut and tucks neatly under your arm is demure – because it looks low-key chic and you won’t lose your phone. It is stud earrings rather than big gold hoops, a delicate necklace with a tiny dot of sparkle rather than a chunky chain.

Get the Android app

Or read this on The Guardian

Read more on:

Photo of Jess Cartner-Morley

Jess Cartner-Morley

Related news:

News photo

The trick to making any look sing? Make sure your neck-level is next level | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion

News photo

Baggy jeans are back, and barrel-leg is the grownup way to do them | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion

News photo

Introducing the scarf coat, a genuinely new style | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion