{"id":670147,"date":"2026-07-02T17:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/670147\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:11:19","slug":"jess-cartner-morleys-july-style-essentials-statement-jackets-happy-stripes-and-the-chicest-white-t-shirt-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/670147\/","title":{"rendered":"Jess Cartner-Morley\u2019s July style essentials: statement jackets, happy stripes and the chicest white T-shirt | Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer arrived with a bang in that heatwave, right? And it\u2019s the World Cup. And Wimbledon. And nearly the end of term. Which means: it\u2019s time to have fun.<\/p>\n

The Guardian\u2019s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link.\u00a0Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Welcome to my secret shopping list for July: high-street treasures to snap up, an upgrade on the classic white T-shirt, a perfect wedding-party handbag and a towel to elevate your beach basket. Get them while it\u2019s hot!<\/p>\n

Marilyn Monroe bookmark\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

National Portrait Gallery<\/p>\n

Marilyn Monroe, 1962 by Allan Grant leather bookmark<\/p>\n

\u00a35<\/p>\n

\"Marilyn<\/p>\n

Marilyn Monroe leather bookmark<\/p>\n

\u00a35 at National Portrait Gallery gift shop<\/a><\/p>\n

I love a nice bookmark. So pleasing. The best fiver I spent recently was on this leather one from the fabulous Marilyn show<\/a> currently on at London\u2019s National Portrait Gallery, with images from an Allan Grant contact sheet. A sliver of glamour to tuck between the pages of your sunlounger novel.<\/p>\n

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National Portrait Gallery<\/p>\n

Marilyn Monroe, 1962 by Allan Grant leather bookmark<\/p>\n

\u00a35<\/p>\n

A beach towel to spread with pride\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The White Company<\/p>\n

Tide Stripe beach towel<\/p>\n

\u00a335<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Tide Stripe beach towel<\/p>\n

\u00a335 at the White Company<\/a><\/p>\n

The White Company is so good: simple, timeless design, great fabrics. Affordable, and it feels luxurious. This fluffy striped towel will bring a snazzy Amalfi-coast-beach-club vibe, even if you\u2019re sunbathing in the back garden. I also like the look of these<\/a> beach towels from another new-fave homeware brand, Westwing, which are the same price.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The White Company<\/p>\n

Tide Stripe beach towel<\/p>\n

\u00a335<\/p>\n

New balls please\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Anya Hindmarch<\/p>\n

Set of 3 personalised tennis balls<\/p>\n

\u00a335<\/p>\n

\"Anya<\/p>\n

Set of 3 personalised tennis balls<\/p>\n

\u00a335 at Anya Hindmarch<\/a><\/p>\n

Celebrate Wimbledon fortnight with personalised tennis balls for the top seed in your life. A sweet and useful gift for anyone who plays. Anya Hindmarch is such a joy; I sometimes window shop her site to cheer myself up with all the jolly things. (I\u2019m trying very hard to resist the retro allure of her Malibu raffia clutch bag<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Anya Hindmarch<\/p>\n

Set of 3 personalised tennis balls<\/p>\n

\u00a335<\/p>\n

A handbag friend for fragile hair\"\"<\/a>\"Champo<\/p>\n

Champo flyaway fix, 10ml<\/p>\n

\u00a316 at Selfridges<\/a><\/p>\n

Anyone else\u2019s hair weirdly delicate at the front and snapping off after a couple of inches\u2019 growth? I probably need to get better at taking vitamins, but in the meantime, this helps: a mascara wand of serum to smooth flyaway strands. It would also be good for finessing a clean-girl slicked-back bun if that\u2019s your vibe.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> A high-street jacket that looks like vintage couture\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Zara<\/p>\n

Marisa Berenson x Zara voluminous jacket<\/p>\n

\u00a3139<\/p>\n

\"Marisa<\/p>\n

Marisa Berenson x Zara voluminous jacket<\/p>\n

\u00a3139 at Zara<\/a><\/p>\n

Marisa Berenson, 1970s supermodel and granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli, has done a collection for Zara and it\u2019s a corker. I\u2019m in love with the caped puffball evening jacket. I\u2019ve put my name on the waiting list for the insect place name holders (four for \u00a339.99<\/a> and very Schiaparelli) and the decorative artichoke<\/a> is frankly a bargain at \u00a39.99, but the trophy piece is this diva-worthy, feather-trim, tangerine-hued evening blouse<\/a> (\u00a3119).<\/p>\n

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Zara<\/p>\n

Marisa Berenson x Zara voluminous jacket<\/p>\n

\u00a3139<\/p>\n

Everyone will be wearing: a PE teacher jacket\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Free People<\/p>\n

Half-zip windbreaker<\/p>\n

\u00a3158<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

Half-zip windbreaker<\/p>\n

\u00a3158 at Free People<\/a><\/p>\n

The jacket your secondary school PE teacher wore is the new Paris fashion week trophy jacket. See: Charli xcx in Saint Laurent\u2019s Cassandre cropped windbreaker<\/a> (\u00a32,200; now out of stock). Very practical and now also very cool. My favourite at non-Saint Laurent prices is this Free People number. Accessorise with sunglasses<\/a> rather than a whistle and a lanyard.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Free People<\/p>\n

Half-zip windbreaker<\/p>\n

\u00a3158<\/p>\n

Join the dots\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mango<\/p>\n

Polka dot skirt with asymmetric hem<\/p>\n

\u00a349.99<\/p>\n

\"Mango<\/p>\n

Polka dot skirt<\/p>\n

\u00a349.99 at Mango<\/a><\/p>\n

Polka dots are cool now. They used to be quite Henley regatta, but these days they\u2019re more Hackney Wick. They are also very jolly. Cool and jolly, what\u2019s not to like? I\u2019ve got a crush on these adorable polka dot slingbacks<\/a>, \u00a3120 at Anthropologie, but I have to admit this chic skirt is probably the more useful purchase.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mango<\/p>\n

Polka dot skirt with asymmetric hem<\/p>\n

\u00a349.99<\/p>\n

A party bag\"\"<\/a>\"Dollis<\/p>\n

Occasion bag<\/p>\n

\u00a375 at Dollis<\/a><\/p>\n

So my issue with bags is this: either they\u2019re too big and I\u2019m endlessly rummaging like a fox in a bin, or they\u2019re so small that I have to decide whether to take my keys or my lip balm because I can\u2019t fit both. The Dollis occasion bag is small enough to dance with, but the drawstring closure means you can fit a surprising amount inside. A tiny bit retro, a whole lot cute. Handmade by a small London brand, in delicious shades of silk.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> A white T-shirt but better\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cos<\/p>\n

Folded-shoulder cotton-jersey tank top<\/p>\n

\u00a335<\/p>\n

\"Cos<\/p>\n

Folded-shoulder T-shirt<\/p>\n

\u00a335 at Cos<\/a><\/p>\n

What can be better than a plain white T-shirt, you ask? This one. The neckline is classic crew, but the shoulder is slightly extended, and stiffened with a double layer of cotton. If regular T-shirts look meh on you, try this. It has an effortless, just-threw-on-a-T-shirt vibe but with an extra je ne sais quoi.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cos<\/p>\n

Folded-shoulder cotton-jersey tank top<\/p>\n

\u00a335<\/p>\n

The return of the happy stripe\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gap<\/p>\n

Multi stripe crop knitted vest top<\/p>\n

from \u00a330<\/p>\n

\"Gap<\/p>\n

Happy Stripe tank<\/p>\n

\u00a330 at Gap<\/a>\u00a330 at Next<\/a><\/p>\n

Hands up who remembers the Gap Happy Stripe Christmas jumpers of the early aughts? I was obsessed with mine. And now the grandaddy of dopamine dressing is back, as a summer racer-back tank, in fine-knit cotton crochet.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gap<\/p>\n

Multi stripe crop knitted vest top<\/p>\n

from \u00a330<\/p>\n

For more, read the best sunglasses for men and women with UV protection<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summer arrived with a bang in that heatwave, right? And it\u2019s the World Cup. And Wimbledon. And nearly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-670147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}