Pastel Blue Embroidered Shirt with Cream Wide-Leg Trousers

Some outfits are loud and some are calm. This one is calm. The shirt is a pale pastel blue in a lightweight, breathable fabric that feels soft on the skin, with a classic collar, a button-down front and full sleeves. The embroidery across the front is subtle, more texture than pattern, and gives the shirt a slightly handmade quality.

The trousers are cream and wide-legged, so they flow rather than cling and keep the whole outfit airy. Wear the set to a daytime wedding function, an office presentation, a lunch with in-laws or an evening walk on holiday. Both pieces also work alone: the shirt with blue jeans, the trousers with a black top.

• Pastel blue shirt with subtle embroidery
• Full sleeves, classic collar, button-down front
• Cream wide-leg trousers

Care: wash both pieces in cold water with light colours, dry in shade and iron the shirt on the reverse side to protect the embroidery.