Before athleisure became a thing, there was Princess Di getting repeatedly papped in a baggy sweatshirt and cycling shorts.
Before athleisure became a thing, there was Princess Di getting repeatedly papped in a baggy sweatshirt and cycling shorts. Both pieces illustrated cool ease and comfort, but it was the latter that best helped the late style icon say “I really DGAF”. Keeping up this flippant spirit while proving its versatility in the past six months or so: the Jenner Baldwin generation that pairs it with everything from cropped tees to blazers. And now, brands from Jacquemus to Prada have caught on with their own spin on the look. Don’t find this original? Di wouldn’t care. – IJ
Clockwise from opposite: Cotton shirt, neoprene bike shorts, $750, and matching slingbacks, $1,500, Fendi. Cotton hat, Cos. Oliver Peoples The Row acetate sunglasses, $645, Eyes @ Work. Plastic raincoat, $1,600, Kate Spade New York. Tweed vest, Gucci. Koral polyamide blend bike shorts, US$71.80 (S$97.20), www.net-a-porter.com. Prada metal sunglasses, $400, Spectacle Hut. Metal bracelet, Chanel. Baguette leather pochette, $2,950, Fendi. Viscose and silk platform sandals, $1,630, Miu Miu. Tweed top, crepe bike shorts, metal belt with glass pearls and crystals, metal bracelet, and resin cuff, Chanel. Plexi slingbacks with crystals, Jimmy Choo. All socks, stylist’s own
Photography Tan Wei Te Styling Imran Jalal, assisted by Karin Lew Hair Christvian Goh/Arx Salon, using Kevin.Murphy Makeup Lim Hongling, using Nars Model Caroline L/Ave
