The shops are stuffed full of them, The Saturdays have been pictured in every Heat type mag wearing them ( a sure sign of a mass market trend) and I bet you've been thinking: will I get on board too?
€31.50 Forever 21
I've been thinking it myself and only one thing is stopping me. The wearing of a floral blazer is a stylistic minefield. When it looks good it looks really good. But when it looks bad it's horrid.
Floral blazers can look really cheap. Even when they're not, which is a bit of a sickner. When in doubt try to go for a smaller print because if the flowers are too loud and garish as a general rule it can look a bit naff. Better to pick a print with a smaller flower and avoid colours that clash madly.
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Marks&Spencer Per Una. What the... what? I don't know what goes on in the minds of the Per Uno buyers.
You have to be really careful what you er team them with. For instance: your new floral blazer and your favourite floral trousers? Just don't do it (unless you're sixteen, in which case it will look great). You'll look like an explosion in a flower shop. Or an American tourist in a floral "pantsuit". Either way, best avoid.
Jeans are the best bet. It keeps the look relaxed and casusal. It declares: look at me, I'm trend aware but I'm playing it down.
Zara €79.95 Oasis €90
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Another option, if you don't want to go too loud and just give a nod to the trend is to go for something relatively monochrome - you could wear these lads into work (Next €82)
So what do you reckon? Are floral blazers giving you the sicks or are you loving this look?
