A striped Breton top has been a wardrobe staple ever since Coco Chanel included it in her 1917 nautical collection. Here’s how to wear yours three ways:
Weekend
A striped Breton will look great on your downtime with jeans, ballet flats and a ladylike jacket – just how Kate Moss wears here (pictured above). Wear a trench coat if the weather’s bad.
Ladylike jacket Boohoo Boutique, Boohoo.com
Ballet flats, €92, Vince Camuto, Arnotts
Trench coat, €79.95, Zara
Work
Wear with a pencil skirt and heels to work. If you work in a more creative field, you could try a pair of perspex heels and a leather pencil skirt.
Leather Pencil skirt, £85, Oasis
Black Perspex Sandals, €77, Marks & Spencer
Night out
Wear your Breton top with a pair of bright jeans or trousers, a statement necklace, clutch bag and black pointed courts.
Green trousers, €135, Reiss
Black pointed courts, Carvela Galaxy €119, Brown Thomas
Jayna Irregular Stone Necklace, €15, Boohoo.com
Where to Buy a Breton Top
Jaeger (£50/ €60) Broderie Breton Top is probably the best version out there – top quality that will last a life time.
Otherwise Zara have Breton tops in heaps of different colours for €19.99.
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May 13, 2013 at 5:28 pm
Love the styling, particularly with the statement necklace. Looks great also teamed with orange or yellow to add an extra pop of colour!
May 31, 2013 at 10:01 am
Wearing my Penneys one as we speak, it look identical to the Zara one, so chic
June 4, 2013 at 11:30 am
HI Shelly – oh didnt see them in Penneys, will check it out, thanks for the tip!
June 4, 2013 at 11:31 am
Great idea about the statment necklaces in pops of colour Shiv