Baskets, hats and mules: 15 wicker items for hot summer
Text: Anna Eliseeva
It is difficult to bypass the wicker things: even if the heat turns out to be passing, rope accessories will certainly prolong the summer mood. Wide-brimmed hats, neat baskets and mule-wicker in the city look no less impressive than at the resort, and it is enough to combine them with jeans and a T-shirt. Even if you do not dream of the sea, but simply looking for an alternative to leather and suede accessories, our guide will tell you what you can pay attention to.
Bags
If you are worried that wicker bags are an accessory exclusively for a beach holiday, then in vain: instagram bloggers have long demonstrated how a simple straw shopper with cloaks and sweaters looks cool. Authentic options can be found by local craftsmen on vacation. In any case, a wicker basket, regardless of origin, will surely set the desired tone for picnics, evenings on verandas and walks in the park. If you don’t want everything in a bag mixed up, try fitting a cosmetic bag or a bag for valuable trifles.
Footwear
In addition to wedge sandals and espadrilles, the stores also offer many other models: wicker sandals, and straw mules, and even ballet flats or closed raffia shoes. These will appeal to everyone who is looking for a pair of flared pants and shorts, midi dresses and light suits. By the way, nothing prevents to combine such shoes with the same baskets, straw shoppers and woven belts. However, it is not worth waiting for miracles from both natural and artificial materials: tight shoes can be great to rub your foot - it is important that the wicker pair is still perfect in the village shop.
Accessories
Straw hats, it seems, will never go out of fashion - but we do not mind. Last but not least, thanks to designers like Simon Port Jacquesus, who courageously and ironically experiments with a hat: he has often shown what he really means a wide-brimmed hat. In this case, now in stores of any price category, you can find other interesting models, much more adapted to life: wide, with an unprocessed edge and in different colors. But the case is not limited to hats: you can pick up straps and even earrings. They are able to make an excellent pair of jeans and white shirts, as well as simple dresses, shirts and skirts made of cotton and flax.
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