19-05-2025
The Chelsea Frock Show: the best looks
It was once just for Sloane Rangers and Home Counties green-finger-philes, but these days the Chelsea Flower Show is as much of a fashion as flora and fauna showcase — if you know where to look.
Weed through the thick hedgerows of floral midis and denim jackets and this vibrant corner of SW3 can prove fertile ground for wearable, on-point summer trends. Yes, frocks are still very much the uniform — but which styles are right for now take root here. On opening day there were plenty of equally easy alternatives, too: trouser suits, co-ords and elegant linens.
The most exclusive accessory? A posh pooch. Only certain VIPs were allowed to bring their furry best friends to visit Monty Don's hound-centric garden this morning, and
