How To Carry On Wearing Tracksuit Bottoms, Even As We Ease Out Of Lockdown

If your wardrobe has been stuck on an infinite loop of hoodies, workout leggings, sweatshirts and slippers, we come bearing good news. Make a few strategic tweaks and you’re pretty much bang on trend for the easing of lockdown.

Rihanna, naturally, is first out of the gate first with a tracksuit bottoms + high heels combination that is pretty much the blueprint for your transitional looks. Note how she's expertly mixed the smart (the spiked heels from Amina Muaddi, the trophy handbag from Goyard) with the casual (the aviator jacket and cosy cardigan).

Over in Paris, influencer Ellie Delphine has also been wearing her statement joggers - making us want to trade in grey marl for hot pink asap - with the kind of strappy sandals you would normally save for summer's wedding season.

This tallies with what we saw on spring's catwalks back in September. Yes, really, because designers, usually masters of the overstated and the high-octane, seemed to have one thing at the forefront of their minds this season: your comfort. What this translated to on the catwalks was loungewear with a dusting of luxe (this is fashion, after all). At Celine, tracksuits were mixed with tailoring to deliver a sporty yet sleek kind of polish, which got us thinking that this might be perfect opportunity to bring some of those blazers out of retirement. Pair them with a crisp white tee and your favourite tracksuit bottoms on the next school run and you're guaranteed to look sharp - even if you're still not feeling it yet.