What’s a shirt sandwich you would possibly (rightfully) be asking? And what does Victoria Beckham need to do with it? Properly, it’s the neat trick of taking two tops (sometimes a light-weight knit and a polo neck) and slotting a shirt between the 2. Or substituting one knit for a blazer, and ordering as you want. In different phrases, your shirt turns into the bacon in your sartorial BLT.

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Yoyo Cao opts for a striped polo shirt teamed with denim for the Miu Miu AW24 present in Paris.
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Caroline Takrarit groups her black turtleneck with a light-weight blue shirt and a gown on high, exterior the Valentino AW24 present in Paris.
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Erika Borldrin’s blue jacket, shirt and polo shirt make a effective shirt sandwich, exterior the Miu Miu AW24 present in Paris.

Coined by Leandra Medine Cohen, the creator and blogger who pens the publication The Cereal Aisle, (you could bear in mind her unbelievable weblog Man Repeller, which detailed the traits ladies adored whereas males felt fairly the alternative.) She’s been offering fashion inspiration for the plenty for a powerful 14 years and the place she goes, we comply with.

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A flawless shirt sandwich, served by Leandra Medine Cohen

Whereas the standard shirt is nothing new, it’s one thing all of us have stashed in our wardrobes, and this new approach means that you can utilise it in additional attention-grabbing methods. Victoria Beckham displayed scrumptious shirt sandwiches for her pre-Fall 24 assortment. In the meantime, Miu Miu’s scene-stealing SS24 present noticed fashions sporting tightly checked shirts beneath polo tops and blazers. Model professionals The Row has been serving (fashionable) sandwiches since 2022. 

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Victoria Beckham confirmed shirt sandwiching in her Pre-Fall 24 assortment

So as to add a bit of additional curiosity, why not slot a necklace between collars, or add a silk scarf to ramp up the preppiness. And even toy with proportion by pairing with one thing scandalously minimal in your decrease half (for the courageous: see the no-trouser development for inspiration).

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Miu Miu layered up high paired with micro minis for SS24

The advantages to shirt sandwiches? Properly, for a begin retaining heat, the significance of which may by no means be understated. Plus it’s a bonafide fashion aficionado-approved manner of layering, good for unpredictable climate (British summertime, is that you simply?)

CORRECTION: In a earlier model of this story we mistakenly mentioned Leandra had been offering fashion inspiration for twenty-four years.