Your Yorkshire Wedding - Page number 79 - September/October 2021 (Issue 50)

I really like my fashion, and always try new trends to suit my style; what’s going to be big in 2022? Here’s a dose of fresh style inspiration for those looking to get hitched later this year or next and want to be on top of their game. It’s fair to say waistcoats have experienced a resurgence, you just have to look at the power of Thomas Shelby and the other expertly styled cast of Peaky Blinders to see how men have been inspired to embrace a waistcoat moment again. From double breasted to the peak lapel, the beauty of this wardrobe addition is that is spans all ages, and with wedding dressing one of this season’s biggest trends is mixing and matching waistcoats within the wedding party. When done correctly, it can create the perfect kind of statement – dapper with a modern twist – allowing you to experiment with different colours and tones within your wedding party, offering you more to play about with other than simply changing the colour of your tie and pocket square. However, there are a few points to remember to make this a sartorial success. The first being choosing your colour combination wisely. More traditional pairings include a navy suit with a grey waistcoat, and a classic steel grey suit with a black waistcoat. You could, however, inject a modern twist by combining inky blue and stone, charcoal and wine or even midnight blue and burnt orange. The second style point to remember is to consider contrasting fabrics. As you can see from our Harcourt navy suit, just by adding the grey/blue check of the Stark waistcoat, it really makes this combination pop. The bolder choice, however, would be to pair the Harcourt navy waistcoat underneath the head to toe Bright check suit, which not only breaks the look up a little, but pulls out the blue detailing in the Bright check. Finally, to create a cohesive look, choose your accessories wisely. Although rules are to be broken in fashion, picking three colours max to work with is a sure-fire way to create a winning look. Here you can see with the Harcourt navy, we’ve continued the blue theme by adding a navy knitted tie, while the plain white silk pocket square pulls in the white shirt with straight point collar. For the bolder dresser, we chose to style the Bright suit and Harcourt waistcoat with a blush pink knitted tie and paisley pocket square. The art to successful pairing contrasting prints like paisley and check is to keep it to small doses. Nick McGlynn | Head of buying | Skopes www.skopes.co.uk | w ww.instagram.com/officialskopes Grooms I’m already feeling stressed and losing sleep worrying about my groom’s speech! Help! How can I start to feel calmer in the run up to the wedding so it doesn’t heighten my anxiety on the day? Life is always a little stressful and that’s without planning a wedding; but you can really get on top of this by addressing your sleep habits. A little box of night-time bliss will help you ease away the stress at the end of the day, and my latest product launch contains a trio of rebalancing jasmine and sandalwood treats to help you unwind. ♥ Introduce a pre-bedtime soak: Calm Bedtime Bath Salts is our newest blend in our popular bath salts range to help you soak away the day. These natural magnesium-rich mineral salts are infused with jasmine and chamomile essential oils to ease aching muscles and rebalance your body and soul after dark. ♥ Prep your skin: Nourish your skin before bed with our Calm After Dark Face Oil, a blend of our calming aromatherapy oils, combined with omega-rich white tea seed oil to rebalance stressed skin. ♥ Counteract disturbed sleep: Bedside support is essential; the CALM Sleep Balm applied to wrists and temples before bed will quieten overactive minds at bedtime and help you drift peacefully off to sleep. (Sleep Balm & Stress Less Gift Set, £30, Bedtime Bath Salts, £18) Katie Moody | Kiss the Moon 07525 446 927 | https://kissthemoon.com www.sko pes.co.uk www.skop es.co.uk www.skop es.co.uk 79 LOOKING YOUR BEST