Every time I see a woman wearing a pair of these trousers, I'm stopped in my tracks says SHANE WATSON. Here's where to get the best of this summery style By Shane Watson For The Daily Mail Published: 11:45, 27 May 2024 | Updated: 11:50, 27 May 2024 e-mail 8 View comments Every so often, you'll be going about your business and your eye will be snagged by something a stranger is wearing that makes you go, 'Now that's fresh'. This is never a stop-you-in-your-tracks moment.
It's not the same as the surge of joy you get from the sight of a pretty summer dress bouncing down the street, or the tug of nostalgia you feel when you see a young woman in a mini skirt a lot like one you owned when 19. This feeling is better than all these, because you get it when you see a chic spin on something you already wear and could easily copy. Actress Lily James in Ralph Lauren at the Wimbledon tennis championships in 2023 What's caught your eye is the newness and the freshness, but you might have something similar at the back of your wardrobe — and if you don't, you know you could find one on the High Street in a flash.
Last week, I had two of these lightning bolt reset moments simultaneously. Two women sitting outside a cafe in the sun: one was wearing a buttoned-up sand-coloured suede safari jacket and off-white jeans (very nice, but it looked expensive and we can probably do without a suede safari jacket). The other was wearing a black blazer over a light beige sweater, and wide-legged cream .
