How To Do Girly Dressing If You’re Terrified Of Pink. And Florals

Think pink Caterpillar boots and tracksuit bottoms with bunny ears... Photographs by Baker & Evans

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by Pandora Sykes |
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Everywhere you look it's midi skirts and rails of pink, right? Which is fine - except if you're normally the type of girl who'd, well, totally shy away from anything that makes you look girly. If that's you, then this piece is for you. A way to embrace things you might have previously dimissed - yes, even a fluffy bunny wunny. In an ironic way of course.

Here's how to wear this season's girlie things, and look sassy rather than cute. Florals and tea-dresses banned.

**1. Opt for clean lines

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Sartorially speaking, we mean. A clean-lined 90s aesthetic - zip up hoodie, A-Line mini and high-tops - makes it much easier to pull off girlish shapes and silhouettes. The overall look? Urban and sporty rather than pretty. And above all practical. Bonus.

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Trading Hours Harrington Jacket in Tweed, £295 Antipodium and High Life Skort in Denim £120 Antipodium at ASOS, Platform Plus Trainers, £72.50 Chuck Taylor at Sarenza.

 

Big Pocket Skirt, £56.57 Joyrich at Dolls Kill, Dunk Ski High Wedge Trainer, £85 Nike at ASOS Sienna Tweed and Faux Leather Blazer, Unit 40 Watch £88.99 by Nixon at Surfdom.

2. Irony speaks volumes

Some serious tongue-in-cheek sass with this look - but there's unlimited fun to have in being an urban bunny. Wear your favourite XL tracksuit bottoms (every girl should emulate Otto from Keeping up Appearances at some moments in her life) with some electric orange trainers and a cute pink knit. Brazen it out in some cute little ears; if only to keep people on thier toes whilst operating SnapChat.

 
 
 

Suhasada Trousers, £195 Escada Sport, Jelly iPad Case in Panda Design, £7.50 ASOS, Jazz Official Sneakers, £55 Saucony at Schuh, Knitted Quilted Zigzag Jumper, £32 Topshop, Cat Ears, £4.99 eBay.

 

Tuxedo Stripe Jogging Bottoms, £135 Zoe Karssen at Selfridges, Girls of Blaze Disco Rainbow Sneakers, £92.75 Puma x Solange at Shopbop,Weird Pink Top, £38 Lazy Oaf, Stitched Patch Track Pants, £229.25 Markus Lupfer at FarFetch

3. Pink only stinks when you don't wear enough of it

The more pink you pile on, the less cute it becomes - and the more it becomes a slapdash kitsch style statement instead. True dat. Who knew you could get Barbie pink Caterpillar boots? With a pink printed skirt and a contrasting hoodie, the whole thing looks on the delicious side of mental and the perfect way to break in spring.

 
 
 

Summer Edition Jacket, £690 Marni at The Corner, Fuzzy Grid Zip Pelmet Skirt, £34 Topshop, Alexa Patent Boots, £100 Cat Footwear at Schuh.

 

Slicker B Mini Skirt, £28 Bench at House of Fraser, I.T. Leopard Print Windbreaker, £100 Fingercroxx at Selfridges, Suri Silver Jacket, £40 Monki, Basket Profi High Top Trainers, £65 Adidas Originals at Zalando.co.uk.

Stylist: Louby McLoughlin

Model: Savannah at Elite

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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.

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