Five Statement Accessories To Level Up Your Summer Outfits

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Five Statement Accessories To Level Up Your Summer Outfits

Words by Ms Fedora Abu

16 August 2023

Ever feel like your wardrobe’s just a bit… boring? You’re not alone, friend. We get it, when kitting out your closet with all the delicious bits we have here on MR PORTER, it makes sense to go for those quietly luxurious everyday basics that promise ultimate cost per wear. But equally, the same clothes, worn in tandem, can sometimes leaving you looking rather plain – and a bit like every other guy out there. There is, however, a trick to dialling up your style a little without abandoning your current arsenal of essentials, nor veering entirely out of your comfort zone. They go by the name of accessories. Below, we’ve picked out five small-but-mighty bits that are positively bursting with pizzazz and character that will level up your khakis in no time.

01.

The LOEWE Paula’s Ibiza pink elephant pouch

If you’re suffering from Barbie fatigue (or firmly Team Oppenheimer), then we don’t blame you for giving all things hot pink a miss this season – and forever more. What we will say is that no one could accuse you of being in a style rut if you have this elephant-shaped LOEWE Paula’s Ibiza pouch on your arm, no matter what else you’re wearing.

02.

The bright Gucci Eyewear sunglasses

So, protecting your peepers from the glare of the celestial body that we know as the sun is reason one for owning these sunglasses. But it’s handy that, wearing these, you won’t also blind yourself when you catch your likeness in the mirror, so dazzling is the colour. Whose bright idea was this? The “GG” monogram on the temples should give it away.

03.

The Balenciaga logo leather cardholder

One thing about Balenciaga, it doesn’t do dull. Which is to say that, if you’re open to shaking up your style a tad, the subversive label is your best bet. Thought a leather wallet and cardholder was just about the most boring thing you could purchase? Not if Balenciaga has its way. But equally, it doesn’t abandon function altogether, as this handy lanyard proves.

04.

The POLITE WORLDWIDE beaded necklace

Years after we first called the trend, we’re still not sick of seeing stylish guys decked out in pearls. Thankfully, Mr Harry Style’s jeweller of choice, POLITE WORLDWIDE, continues to satiate our appetites for newness. It also swerves the granny connotations by churning out edgy variations on the theme, such as this multicoloured necklace of freshwater pearls and enamel.

05.

The monogrammed Gucci baseball cap

Don’t fret: your oatmeal-coloured cashmere cap that you may or may not have bought to emulate your favourite fictional billionaire nepo baby still has its place. But every so often, why not keep your fellow quiet luxury lovers on their toes and go full logomania? This monogrammed Gucci baseball cap should do the job nicely.