Irish Tatler
Summer style: ‘Coastal grandmother’ is trending and here’s how to get the look
More a mindset than a prescriptive fashion trend, this summer’s most-coveted aesthetic – despite its moniker – doesn’t require a house with ocean views or a retirement plan
When Lex Nicoleta began describing her personal style as "coastal grandmother" on her TikTok feed earlier this year, she seemed to strike a chord with people across the world who identified with or aspired to the crisp, monied and perennially sunny lifestyle tropes synonymous with Nancy Meyers’ movies.
Think early 2000s rom-coms that saw Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep sell a particular brand of laid-back luxury, replete with enormous ticking-covered couches, farm-to-table food, swathes of ...