Come shopping with me to COS, trying on the new spring summer collection (BQ)

So COS is actually short for collection of style, the brand's design ethos is pieces made to last focusing on craftsmanship and apparently the brand's marketing strategy has long sought to associate it with art and design. I've come to the COS in Stratford Westfield, it's not my favourite, something about the glass walls aren't doing the lighting any favours but we can see pops of red and neutral tones coming through in this season's This Loewe inspired bag I've been seeing on lots of people and I really enjoy it but I'm especially excited by this The Row inspired bag, the red is actually already sold out online I've noticed. I'm gutted I didn't try on this red dress as it looks so beautiful online on the model but there was a snag at the neckline that put me off, however it did feel heavy and almost I think it's a reasonable price point considering I recently paid only a little less than that to rent a dress. The way COS really wants to associate itself with art and design I feel really comes across with trousers like this. The wrap front is really clever pattern cutting and I'm including the Acne Studios comparison so you can see where they're inspired by luxury brands that also have artistic inspirations at their core. I actually made myself a pair of trousers like this a decade ago which was before I started my own brand. Here we can really see COS's interpretation of those spring summer trends I was talking about in my last video with the pleated skirts and the contrast trims with that black and white trim. I carried as much as I could with me to the changing rooms and you'll see some colourful pieces in there as we are going into spring summer. I always feel a little bit more colourful, I've been really sticking to neutrals recently. First up this pink long line linen blend waistcoat. I'm not sure about it styled with these jeans it just feels a little bit too stiff with jeans but I love the clean lines and this beautiful pale pink although when it comes to the colour theory I'm not sure pale pink is my colour, I'd be interested to know what you think. I much prefer it styled with the matching long linen blend skirt. I feel like this is an amazing sort of high summer outfit, really put together very Sofia Richie that kind of vibe and the skirt has splits in the side and one in the back maybe. Please imagine I'm wearing this with lovely sandals and not trainers and socks, that is a problem throughout. I wish I had not worn these trainers and socks to try on all these pieces because they really don't work but overall I feel like this is such a statement gorgeous summer set and I'm trying to give you a little close-up of the fabric there because it is really lovely. Definitely not like me to reach for the tight dress but there was something about this knit that was just so heavy and structured it really feels like it's holding you in, I don't feel super exposed considering it's so skin tight and it's got this really interesting open back that again with that big piece of knit across the middle it just doesn't feel too exposed it's nice open back without feeling too naked I really love those shoulders it's got quite a like strong shoulder to it hasn't got pads or anything it was just the cut of it and this dark green I feel like it's a really beautiful color. Next is denim jacket which is just an oversized shape it's a nice cut I don't think it's anything really innovative I feel like I've had ones from Topshop and Zara that have been quite similar but I did like how sort of flat it was it just seemed like a very tailored denim jacket if that makes sense like all the seams were really pressed and it was a really nice medium weight wasn't light wasn't really heavy overall a nice denim jacket. First up these trousers so they are a lovely fabric they're wool and they've got this sort of lined pattern throughout but they're just so wide leg. Cos loves a wide leg and it just hits me in a funny place it's a bit long on the shoes and yeah I just feel like they're a little bit too wide leg but I really like this like beigey color with the dark brown lines running through it I feel like there's such an interesting texture it's lovely to have like a nice texture and variety in summer clothing. I love this vest top this color is really interesting and I actually came away with this tank top so I'll be interested to know whether you think this color suits me because I love it I feel like it's not anything I've seen anywhere else it's just a unique shade of that sort of dark brown I'm really into browns for summer I feel and yeah that came away with me I much preferred the black waistcoat to the pink I maybe black suits me more I just I feel more comfortable in it and I actually loved it with this light color trouser overall I really like this whole look and I definitely prefer the black waistcoat I love it it's long line this was a bit of a rogue one I'm always attracted to matching sets and these this jacket and trouser combo was actually made out of the same fabric although they don't feel to me like they're really meant to be worn together the trousers just hit the floor on me and cover up my shoes it's such a weird silhouette I'd be interested to hear your thoughts like what is there about you just can't see my shoes what what shoes should I be wearing I don't know I feel like it's just it's made me got it made me look like I got hooves anyway the jacket I liked better than the trousers but I wasn't sure how you'd style it it was quite pinched in at the waist it had these lovely sort of like shaped sleeves I love that shape of sleeve for that this season I feel like that's really coming in the sort of curved sleeve and yeah I just really liked how minimal it was but not sure on styling for this jacket so yeah I came away with that vest top and I just think it's a beautiful color and it's going to be amazing for spring summer I thought I would pop into Unico as I haven't been in there a long time and going from COS to Unico made Unico very disappointing these trousers are meant to be amazing and just the way the fabric was falling is really unsatisfactory to me it just it has like an unnatural sort of papery effect to it and yeah I was really really not impressed by these trousers when I thought I might be the t-shirt looked great on the hanger but again on me for some reasons very unflattering maybe this is down to their changing rooms and their lighting I don't know but I even a grey t-shirt and I you'd think I'd like that but no tried it on in the stripe because I feel like stripes are a great spring summer staple really good for styling but again it's just hitting me in the wrong places and I feel like it's just not very flattering as t-shirts go which was really disappointing and finally I tried on this black and white striped vest top it's actually got an inbuilt bra in it which I thought was a really interesting concept because sometimes you do want to wear a bra with a vest top and it's not always possible but again I don't like the shape of this vest for some reason it just wasn't quite sitting right on me when it feels like it would be such a good spring summer easy to style staple but I came away unimpressed I was impressed by the fact they had an alteration service I need that in COS but yeah that's it thank you so much for watching I hope you enjoyed this little video if you have any suggestions for future videos please let me know make sure you like and subscribe it really helps and leave me a comment and I will see you in the next one