How to wear dungarees and still look pulled together
telegraph.co.ukMilldred is my brand of choice today. Focusing only on dungarees, this is a small, emerging company run by Milly Marsden. The attention to design detail and pattern-cutting (both take place in London before the pieces are made in India) set them apart.
Gone are the days of dungarees only suiting pregnancy. They can be cut loose if you don’t want to feel restricted, they can be light and linen for summer, or a heavyweight velvet – great with a silk shirt – for evening.They have staying power, as Marsden affirms: ‘In the fast-paced world of fashion, dungarees have maintained a comparatively simple, functional design over their history.
They’re the original wardrobe staple. Ours are made to be worn all year round, year after year.’Milldred’s dungarees are organic cotton and, even better, use organic dyes.
Standard dyes can cause irreversible damage to local rivers, and eventually the ocean. The world needs colour, but kind colour.Organic cotton dungarees, £210, Milldred; corduroy shirt, £101, Crās; leather trainers, £79.95, Massimo DuttiHow would I wear them?
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