Suede to go: leather's hippy cousin is back for 2025
From blazers to mini-skirts and slouchy shopper bags, we're spoilt for choice in suede on the high street this year. As with most trends worth following, the provenance can be traced back to Prada and Miu Miu, the latter showing neat biker jackets and knee-length skirts styled with shirts (left) or swimsuits for summer: think fitted bodysuit with a sleek suede skirt and a minimal sandal.
The suede blazer or short jacket is an incredibly useful wardrobe addition. A blazer adds instant interest to a jeans and a T-shirt look and keeps a mini skirt look modern when worn with a chunky flat sandal or loafer. It's perfect for that in-between April weather.
There are a multitude of updated colours aside from classic camel and taupe, look for interesting shades from cognac to olive green. Whistles's western-style overshirt with tassels, crafted in a rich green (£399), works well with summer neutrals and all shades of denim, or go all-in with Zara's khaki co-ord (4, below). Meanwhile, shades of brown and tan marry perfectly with florals. Consider swapping your denim jacket with a suede overshirt, or Mint Velvet's tan classic collar patch pocket jacket (£285) that adds utility spin to a summer dress look.
Have fun exploring the vintage suede jacket market. Look for retro details featuring western style, particularly fringing and shearling finishes. Beyond Retro has a great selection of motorcycle jackets and aviator bombers to 70s belted coats, all starting from £65. Lastly, a roomy suede bag is the easiest way to wear the trend: we love Massimo's Dutti's dark green bucket bag (£169) and Sezane's camel Gabin maxi bag (£360) that doubles as a weekend or carry-on bag.
1. Jacket £260, Topshop asos.com
2. Bag £195, jigsaw-online.com
3. Jacket £349, massimodutti.com
Sign up to Fashion Statement
Style, with substance: what's really trending this week, a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solved
after newsletter promotion
4. Jacket £34.99 and shorts £29.99, zara.com
5. Skirt £270, reiss.com
6. Jacket, £225. sezane.com
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Sun
16 minutes ago
- The Sun
H&M is selling a £20 dupe of a £1,500 Prada bag and it's the perfect accessory for your summer holiday
H&M's new summer tote is a dupe for a popular designer bag - and it's a fraction of the price The Straw Tote bag is available in a range of colours, with its beige version being branded a dupe for the Prada Crochet Tote Bag. 4 4 But while the Prada bag costs a staggering £1,500, H&M's similar alternative costs just £19.99. A description on H&M's website reads: "Tote bag in braided paper straw with handles at the top." The bag is unlined, weighs just 272 grams, and has a height and width of approximately 35cm making it the perfect size for all your summer essentials. Its stylish design features a holed crochet pattern, with a closer knit at the bottom to ensure your belongings stay secure. It is embellished with 'Amour Paris'. The bag is also available in a red and dark brown design, adding a pop of colour to liven up your outfit. With a 4.8 star rating, the bag is clearly a hit among shoppers. One wrote: "Lovely summer bag. Also good as a beach bag. "Not too big but can carry a towel, flip flops and a few other essentials easily." Others described as "perfect for summer" while another said that it "looks a lot more expensive than it is." The summer trend dividing style queens - some call it a 'girl's best friend' but it brings back bad memories for others Its more-expensive Prada comparison is similarly sized, and is available in natural (similar to beige), and olive green. With a slightly more structured shape, the key difference between the bags is that instead of 'Amour Paris', the designer counterpart reads ' Prada Milano '. This is adorned in a triangle at the centre of the bag, rather than at its base, giving more space for the looser knit design also featured on the £20 dupe. A Prada product description reads: "This crochet tote bag has a soft, deconstructed shape and boasts a light, summery mood. "A new interpretation of Prada's emblematic triangle decorates the front and is embellished at its centre with the embroidered lettering logo." 4 4 It's part of a wider collection of crochet bags designed by the luxury fashion brand - which includes a card holder for £1,020, and a mini bucket bag for £1,760. A similar compact-sized shoulder bag is available as part of the H&M collection for just £19.99. They also have a smaller version of the shoulder bag at just 22cm tall, available for the same bargain price. Eager shoppers can snap up the summer bargain both online and instore. It's great for pairing with the rest of H&M's Summer 2025 collection, now available while stocks last. Why you should always buy a dupe over designer... Fashion Editor Clemmie Fieldsend says it's time fashion snobs stopped looking down their noses at affordable versions of designer buys. Bargain US supermarket Walmart became a social media sensation when its £60 dupe of Hermès' Birkin bag, dubbed the Wirkin, went viral. Influencer @styledbykristi gushed: "Eighty dollars (£60), you can pretend that you got a Birkin. I mean, everyone will probably know it's not, because who the hell has the money to spend on the real Birkin? Not me.' Me neither. And why bother? I would never spend that on a designer bag (although if someone wants to buy one for me, that's a different story). Plus, if I splashed that much, I'd feel I was being ripped off... We've all been told how the leading brands use the finest leather, thread, dyes and craftsmanship in the world. But all that is inflated by fashion houses to create the desired illusion of exclusivity. Just last year, Dior came under investigation for paying £44 to assemble a bag that sells for £2,000. So while you might think you are paying for top-level craftsmanship carried out by a true artisan, chances are the poorly paid workers are not seeing any of your hard-earned cash. Dupes — not to be mistaken for knock-offs that copy everything from the logo to the inside label — are a more practical and all-round sensible way to go. I bought my first when I was 18. It lasted me four years and only broke after I wore it in the shower. And these days, British high streets have plenty of dupes. In the past three years, Marks & Spencer, H&M and Mango have all seen huge spikes in sales thanks to their canny copies. They use the same viral, must-have marketing tactics that pricey brands have. Fashion folk will tell you that you are making an investment and buying a 'heritage piece' and will turn their noses up at a high street equivalent. But we've been wearing looks inspired by catwalk designers for decades. If we can buy a bag that's the spitting image of the pricier version, but doesn't mean you have to remortgage, why not?
Scottish Sun
17 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
H&M is selling a £20 dupe of a £1,500 Prada bag and it's the perfect accessory for your summer holiday
The H&M version comes in three different colours DUPE-TASTIC H&M is selling a £20 dupe of a £1,500 Prada bag and it's the perfect accessory for your summer holiday H&M's new summer tote is a dupe for a popular designer bag - and it's a fraction of the price The Straw Tote bag is available in a range of colours, with its beige version being branded a dupe for the Prada Crochet Tote Bag. 4 H&M's new straw tote bag is available for £19.99 online and in-store Credit: H&M 4 It has been named a dupe for Prada's £1,500 Crochet Tote Bag Credit: Prada But while the Prada bag costs a staggering £1,500, H&M's similar alternative costs just £19.99. A description on H&M's website reads: "Tote bag in braided paper straw with handles at the top." The bag is unlined, weighs just 272 grams, and has a height and width of approximately 35cm making it the perfect size for all your summer essentials. Its stylish design features a holed crochet pattern, with a closer knit at the bottom to ensure your belongings stay secure. It is embellished with 'Amour Paris'. The bag is also available in a red and dark brown design, adding a pop of colour to liven up your outfit. With a 4.8 star rating, the bag is clearly a hit among shoppers. One wrote: "Lovely summer bag. Also good as a beach bag. "Not too big but can carry a towel, flip flops and a few other essentials easily." Others described as "perfect for summer" while another said that it "looks a lot more expensive than it is." The summer trend dividing style queens - some call it a 'girl's best friend' but it brings back bad memories for others Its more-expensive Prada comparison is similarly sized, and is available in natural (similar to beige), and olive green. With a slightly more structured shape, the key difference between the bags is that instead of 'Amour Paris', the designer counterpart reads 'Prada Milano'. This is adorned in a triangle at the centre of the bag, rather than at its base, giving more space for the looser knit design also featured on the £20 dupe. A Prada product description reads: "This crochet tote bag has a soft, deconstructed shape and boasts a light, summery mood. "A new interpretation of Prada's emblematic triangle decorates the front and is embellished at its centre with the embroidered lettering logo." 4 It comes in three colours: beige, red and dark brown Credit: H&M 4 It's the perfect size to take to the beach on a hot summery day Credit: H&M It's part of a wider collection of crochet bags designed by the luxury fashion brand - which includes a card holder for £1,020, and a mini bucket bag for £1,760. A similar compact-sized shoulder bag is available as part of the H&M collection for just £19.99. They also have a smaller version of the shoulder bag at just 22cm tall, available for the same bargain price. Eager shoppers can snap up the summer bargain both online and instore. It's great for pairing with the rest of H&M's Summer 2025 collection, now available while stocks last.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
‘I NEED that bag!' fashion fans yell about Next's fruity new accessory as they praise store's ‘insane' summer collection
Fabulous' Fashion Editor Clemmie Fieldsend shares the biggest trends from the high street. The East/West Bag Baguette bags have had a good run, after returning from the 1990s' shoulders of Sarah Jessica Parker to modern-day fashion icons, like Hailey Bieber. In 2025, the East/West bag is a similar but elongated shape and has long, thin straps that are easy to throw over your shoulder. They've been on runway models' arms at nearly ever designer show - think Burberry, Givenchy and Bottega Veneta - and are hitting the high street now, too. Powder pink Bright fuchsia pink had its day after the release of Barbie in 2023 and now the more polished and expensive-looking pale shade is taking over for 2025. Pantone may say that it's the year of Mocha Mousse, but the catwalks say otherwise! From Prada to Erdem, the subtle look was all over the spring/summer catwalks, worn head-to-toe or on its own. If the sugary shade is too girly for you, then look to sharp suiting for a androgynous take on the colour. The shell jacket The '80s classic is back, but with a sleek and minimal new twist for 2025. We all know we're likely to see rain for most of spring, so your practical coat of choice should be a cagoule jacket. Depop revealed one of its big trend predictions for this year is retro sportswear, with surges already seen in '80s windbreakers'. Seen everywhere from the stylish streets of Copenhagen to the Miu Miu catwalk, now mums who have an emergency raincoat crumpled underneath their pushchair are very much in fashion! The turn-up jeans While the shape of jeans remains the same for this year and barrel-legs will still be everywhere, the way we're styling them is different. This season, transform your wide-leg, baggy denims into turn-ups. For this look, size doesn't matter, so while deep turn-ups are a hit from jean trend-leaders Citizens of Humanity, a slight fold is still just as good - but only as it's just one single fold. Peep-toe shoe Get your pedicures booked in sharpish, as this season your toes are the main event. After a long hiatus, the peep-toe has been welcomed back into the fashion fold, with brands like Hermes, Miu Miu and Tory Burch showing plain and embellished footwear in this style. From mules to pumps and clogs (yes, clogs will be around too!), there are lots of different styles that are set to sweep the high street. Sheer blouses See-through looks have always lived on the catwalk, but have rarely filtered into everyday life - until now. Designers Ralph Lauren and Tom Ford loved sheer looks on their S/S '25 catwalks and M&S even had sellout success with its black sheer pencil skirt last season. Expect to see more sheer looks lining supermarket aisles and high street shops in the form of skirts, tops and frocks.
