What’s trending now? consider these the most well-informed purchases you can make in April …
Main image (left to right): M&S, H&M and Mango.
a leopard-print coat

Add some fizz to your spring wardrobe with an animal print coat, try this long-line car coat, €82, at M&S.
a waistcoat

On the braver side of spring dressing, a waistcoat seems less intimidating when fashioned from relaxed linen. Try the pinstriped linen waistcoat, €39.99, at Mango.
a light-coloured bag

Go white and light with bags for spring. If your budget doesn’t quite stretch to Bottega’s chalk-hued mini-bag, pictured above, try this cross-body leather bag, €129; www.arket.com.
a textured jacket

Quilted, fringed or distressed, textured jackets are in for spring. While Jo-Ann Alari’s reversible quilted jacket by M&S, pictured above, might be nearly sold out, we are also taken by this textured jacket, €198; www.boden.eu.
a slouchy suit

a floral mini-dress

It’s that time of year where statement floral dresses are about to become your get-dressed go-tos. We can’t keep our eyes off this feather trim dress, €177.52; www.kitristudio.com.