This season’s modern-preppy fashion pieces you need if you want to look chic this summer, from £17

Following hot on the tails of Miu Miu’s coveted preppy runway looks, the high street is here with an offering to challenge the designers. From sports jackets and perfectly placed pleats to polo dresses and chunky loafers – they’ve got it all.

Throw yourself head first into this trend and lean into it from top to bottom for maximum effect; think knitwear round your shoulders, thick socks pulled up high and oversized frames. If you feel like you’ve walked off the set of the next season of Rivals, you are probably doing it right.

The joy with this trend is that it is transitional, so you aren’t parting with your cash for something that will be of no use to you next season. It revolves around neutral colours with injections of burgundy, navy and forest green; meaning that you can often style up with most of your existing wardrobe, and ultimately get a lot more cost per wear.

Jumper, £140, and shirt, £120, withnothingunderneath.com. Dress, £179, hobbs.com. Earrings, £75, susancaplan.co.uk. Socks, £17, waxlondon.com. Shoes, £99, dunelondon.com

Blazer, £149, joules.com. Dress, £46, riverisland.com. Earrings, £32, orelia.co.uk. Shoes, £175, russellandbromley.com

Dress, £35.99, zara.com. Earrings, £32, orelia.co.uk. Bag, £365, cnicol.com

Jacket, £42, next.co.uk. Top, £119, baukjen.com. Trousers, £34.90, uniqlo.com. Socks, £17, waxlondon.com. Trainers, £90, gola.co.uk

Blazer, £370, and trousers, £240, essentiel-antwerp.com. Pyjama shirt, £79 (part of set), jigsaw-online.com. Earrings, £145, susancaplan.co.uk. Shoes, £225, russellandbromley.co.uk

Cardigan, £345, rixolondon.com. Dress, £299, lkbennett.com. Glasses, £150, cubitts.com. Earrings, £32, orelia.co.uk

Hair: Jamie McCormick using Hair by Sam McKnight. 

Make-up: Jose Bass using Chanel Les Beiges Golden Hour Collection and No1 de Chanel Body Serum-In-Mist.

Model: Georgina at Models 1. 

With thanks to Dabton House