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First look: Shop M&S’ new season luxed up offering – with prices from €13

The retailer ushers in the new season with styles that fit every bill: from work and play to occassionwear and athleisure

  • April 16, 2024
Swimsuit €40; trousers €42; necklace €40; bracelet €22; belt €25

A luxury feel without the luxury price tag – need we say anymore? This is the mood of M&S new season offering of 50-plus styles that make for the perfect spring-summer high-low wardrobe.

The retailer ushers in the new season with styles that fit every bill: from work and play to occassionwear and athleisure. Contemporary tailoring is the cornerstone of the collection, with suiting characterised by structured shoulders, cropped finishes, and relaxed, undone styling. Plus, neutral, tonal colourways give the collection a refreshingly wearable touch – as do the light, cotton and linen summer fabrics you can expect.

Elsewhere, occasionwear pieces walk the line between quiet luxury and statement-making, with a shimmering, baby pink mini dress being the perfect after-hours pick, while a certain buttery yellow satin-like midi dress feels reminiscent of the kind you’d see on the runway of Victoria Beckham – elevated yet easy to wear.

Separates come in the shape of denim waistcoats, overshirts, shorts sets, blouses and denim jeans, while softer, summery prints round off the collection for the right amount of high summer feel.

And best of all, M&S’ sustainability credentials ensure that the collection treads lightly on the planet, with its cotton sourced through the Better Cotton Initiative, its cashmere certified by the Sustainable Fibre Alliance while the Leather Working Group certifies its leather.

M&S was also the first retailer to transparently publish details of its 500-plus factories that make M&S clothing on its interactive supplier map, which includes the factory location, name, number of workers and gender split. Something we can all get behind.

Bellow, shop Irish Tatler’s top 10 picks from the collection.

Dress €67; sunglasses €20; earrings €22
Waistcoat €49; trouser €55; sunglasses €20; earrings €19; bag €135
Per Una vest €54; Per Una top €60; Per Una shorts; €47.50
Dress €67; earrings €19; bag €75; shoes €65
Swimsuit €40; trousers €42; necklace €40; bracelet €22; belt €25
Waistcoat €135; skirt €109; earrings €17; ring €17; shoes €70
Blazer €135; shirt €67; shorts €60; earrings €13.50; shoes €55
Blazer €135; bandeau €60; shirt €67; jeans €90; earrings €17; shoes €70
Per Una jacket €67; per Una shirt €60; Per Una shorts €47.50; earrings €13.50; belt €20
Quilted coat €85; jacket €50; vest €22; leggings €39; bag €57

Shop M&S spring-summer collection at marksandspencer.com/ie