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As it was • From Moschino’s pool inflatables to Coach’s jelly shoes and sand-covered catwalks, fashion is basking in nostalgia for summer holidays of yesteryear, says Laura Antonia Jordan

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A SHORT STORY • IF LAST SUMMER WAS ALL ABOUT MIU MIU’S MICRO MINI-SKIRT, THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE THIGH-GRAZING ALTERNATIVE: MICRO SHORTS. WHEN TEMPERATURES SOAR, TEAM THEM WITH BALLET PUMPS AND SHEER SOCKS À LA ACNE STUDIOS, OR ELEVATE SLICK TAILORING WITH HIGH-WAISTED SHORTS. GO UTILITARIAN WITH CHANEL, OR PAIR DENIM WITH A CROCHET BIKINI BY THE POOL

Introducing: Diotima How one designer is crafting the future

In conversation: Arlo Parks • She has already won the Mercury Prize, shared a stage with Harry Styles and been nominated for a Grammy. So what comes next?

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT • WHAT ARE THE BIG TRACKS OF THIS SEASON? AND WHICH SUNGLASSES SHOULD YOU WEAR WHEN YOU MAKE MOVES TO THEM? HERE IS OUR GUIDE TO THE SOUNDS AND STYLES OF THE SUMMER

AND FINALLY… CHILD’S PLAY • THE CARTOONIFICATION OF FASHION REACHES ITS PEAK FOR SUMMER: JONATHAN ANDERSON SENT A PLAYFUL PIXELATED JUMPER DOWN LOEWE’S SS23 CATWALK – AND UNVEILED DAFFY DUCK-ESQUE PUMPS IN THE SAME SHOW. BROOKLYN-BASED BRAND MSCHF’S ASTRO-BOY-INSPIRED BIG RED BOOTS STOMPED ACROSS OUR SOCIAL-MEDIA FEEDS, GUCCI ENTERED THE CHAT WITH MODELS CLUTCHING BEDAZZLED TEDDY BEARS, AND DUA LIPA SHOWED US HOW TO PULL OFF GCDS’S SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS-LADEN SS23 COLLECTION. IS THIS WHAT THEY MEAN BY GETTING DOWN WITH THE KIDS?

SPIRITED AWAY • WHETHER YOU’RE HEADED ON A BEACH BREAK, OR SIMPLY WISH YOU WERE, LOOK THE PART IN BOHEMIAN CROCHET, RELAXED DENIM AND SUN-BLEACHED COLOUR

SUN DRENCHED • SUMMER IS FASHION’S TIME TO PLAY. PREPARE FOR A KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOURS AND EASY, RELAXED DENIM IN EVERY WASH. THIS IS THE LOOK OF THE MODERN-DAY FREE SPIRIT, FESTIVAL-READY FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET

SILVER SERVICE • AFTER THE GOLD RUSH, WE’RE CLAMOURING FOR FLASHES OF SILVER. STACKED RINGS, EMBELLISHED BELTS AND LUXE TRINKETS ARE BACK TO STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT

Sunny side up • Let big, statement-making sunglasses be your gateway to summer. Hedi Slimane’s Celine version in sky blue will elevate any look, whether you’re getting dressed for a poolside party or a park stroll.

FASHION + READS • THIS MONTH, WE’RE GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL AND EXPLORING WHAT IT MEANS TO ESCAPE, WHETHER WE’RE TRAVELLING TO CHANGE OUR LIVES IN UNDER TWO WEEKS, OR SEEKING ADVENTURE IN NEW PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS, ONLY TO REALISE THAT THE ULTIMATE FREEDOM LIES WITHIN OURSELVES AND THE PRESENT MOMENT. PLUS: ESCAPIST FASHION FOR THE DREAMER IN ALL OF US; AND SIMONE ROCHA INTRODUCES THE CREATIVE CLAN WHO HAVE BEEN WITH HER ON HER JOURNEY

NEW FRONTIERS • THE EARLIEST DAYS OF SUMMER ON ENGLAND’S WILD COASTS CALL FOR A SEASONLESS, ANYTHING-GOES MOOD. LAYER WARDOBE STAPLES WITH FREE-FLOWING TEXTURES THAT WILL TAKE THE CHILL OFF WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

Yasmin Finney has arrived • WITH ROLES IN HEARTSTOPPER AND DOCTOR WHO, THE RISING ACTOR IS TAKING OVER OUR SCREENS ONE HIT TV SHOW AT A TIME. LOTTE JEFFS MEETS A BRIGHT NEW VOICE OF THE NEXT GENERATION

SHINY HAPPY • CHANNEL THE FEEL-GOOD SPIRIT OF LONGER, SUNNIER DAYS WITH RHINESTONES AND SHIMMER THAT BECKON YOU TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE

THE POWER OF US • CREATIVITY IS BEST WHEN IT’S SHARED – SO SAYS SIMONE ROCHA. CLAUDIA CROFT...