Look, I won't bore you with talk of the 'shifting seasons' and the 'shedding of layers'. You know as well as I do that spring is here. Are we feeling good about it? Considering there's a slice of sun warming my shoulders and a half-eaten tangelo next to my laptop, I can comfortably say, yes, yes I am.
It's time to begin the annual rotation where we pack up our coats to create room for the dresses, Bermuda shorts, strappy sandals and breezy tees we'll be sporting this time of year. If you've gotten this far in the process and have realised your outfit options are somewhat lacking, the next step is figuring out what you're going to do about it? Will you make a trip to your favourite op-shops and vintage stores? Or will you simply trawl secondhand resale sites and online vintage sellers?
If you've exhausted all these options and are serious about investing in something new, we've compiled a list of brands to consider incorporating into your spring wardrobes – and well into summer too. From Paloma Wool to OpéraSPORT, find a list of them all below.
1. OpéraSPORT
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The fashion brand established in 2019 by Stephanie Gundelach, a renowned creative consultant and stylist, and Awa Malina Stelter fuses knowledge from the areas of design and production that inform all of their creative process. The sporty Copenhagen forward fashion story meets Parisian silhouettes and structure.
2. Shushu Tong
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I can write about Shushu Tong until my last breath. But for brevity, I'll keep it short. The Shanghai-based fashion label is a study of binary, blending the elevated officewear of slate greys and blacks with a filmy, reference to nostalgic animes and femininity. As someone who wears exclusively black, grey, and a tinge of bubblegum pink, it's for those of us who flit between harsh tailoring and coquette.
3. Collina Strada
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4. Belle the Label
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BELLE offers floaty, wisp-like pieces for you to adorn yourself at the first blooming signs of Spring. Their swimwear line is low-impact and environmentally constructed, with a focus on regenerated nylon textiles.
5. Paloma Wool
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Paloma Wool, founded in Barcelona in 2009 is a vibrant and off-cuff streetwear brand hosting an array of rib-knits, mini-skirts and whimsical bags in every shape and colour.
6. A.Roege Hove
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An intuitive experiment in knit, A. Roege Hove pushes the limit of its sheer, highly stylised constructions that push shape and form to the front in their clothing. The silhouettes are exaggerated, but never bombastic. A perfect diffusion of transeasonal wear.
7. Alix Higgins
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The label our guest editor Kim Russell would nominate to design our Olympic uniforms. I'm inclined to agree. With his rotating staple of polos, neoprene block-text creations, and zany evening wear, Alix Higgins is an Australian stalwart of spring wear.
8. Maryam Nassir Zadeh
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What is spring attire without swim and loungewear? The label's conscious approach to strappy, lightweight construction (like their whip-smart T-shirt bag) is highly considered.
9. Gimaguas
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Gimaguas, meaning twins. The Spanish label offers spring-wear proudly made in Barcelona, with a focus on muslin-tops, and cotton bras, skirts and bags. The copacabana top is a knitted V-line we'd love to flaunt at Carriageworks' markets ourselves.
10. Assembly Label
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Assembly Label focuses on lightweight textures like poplin, french knit, and duo-chrome palettes of white and black for a clean descent into spring.
11. Ganni
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Paris Fashion Week-bound GANNI is the latest to drop a range of spring-ready-to-wear, just in time for our Southern Hemisphere fashion-lovers. With fun prints, denim and an immaculate fleet of bags, there's a lot to take in.
12. Lee Mathews
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Function and simplicity are touch-points of Lee Mathews' design ethos. Living by a motto to 'make good things', Mathews has become one of the first names in the Australian fashion landscape that summon up floaty skirts, tops, and sweaters.
13. Mejuri
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Mejuri pieces are lightweight inclusions in silver, gold and serpentine chain. Trusted suppliers globally craft all of the jewellery that come from this brand.
14. Maggie Marilyn
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Described as a multidisciplinary movement community, culture, music and the Australian landscape are all referentially tied to Maggie Marilyn's style journey. With a newly launched Bridal collection, the label's ivory additions are all chantilly lace and perfect for any pollen-heavy nuptials.
15. Paris Georgia
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Designed in New Zealand, the label is a conjoinment of luxurious fabrics and silhouettes that stand as an ode to the female form. Subtle design is prioritised over seasonal trends. This, combined with the brand’s focus on high-quality textiles and construction depicts Paris Georgia's take on a timeless, transcendent quality.
Summer wouldn't be complete without one of the new RUSSH caps made in collaboration with Double Rainbouu. Shop the Full Look Policy Caps, here.
Personally, I've been gearing up for the approaching warmer months by adding a host of sandals to my online shopping carts. If you're in need of some footwear inspiration, take this roundup of the sandals we're eyeing off this spring. Otherwise, here's some inspiration from the queens of summer themselves, Dua Lipa and Jill Kortleve.
