Should you wish to establish immediate kinship with a millennial woman, you need say only one word: ‘Sienna’. The friends I have made in adulthood might have different biographies and backgrounds, but despite the varying details and references, the preferences and Sienna Miller is the great unifier. A guaranteed crowd pleaser. A source of shared interest, adoration and obsession.
Unlike most things from our youth (see: orange fake tans, blue WKDs), our enthusiasm for Miller has not diminished over the intervening decades. Why? The style. Specifically the, sorry-not-sorry, boho chic that felt the right amount of man-repelling and unapologetically pretty. Hitting at a time pre-social media but peak-paparazzi and weekly celebrity mags, each image of her that dropped was a jolt of excitement. It felt refreshing, invigorating.
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So, what a thrill then that today Miller buddies up with another British icon: Marks & Spencer. Following the campaign she fronted last season, this time the actor has turned designer with a 33-piece capsule. ‘I have always had a genuine love for M&S – it’s a brand that is part of the fabric of British life and holds special associations for so many people,’ she says.
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A highly personal collection and unapologetically nostalgic romp through her own treasure trove of vintage finds, there are references to some of the pieces that the true Sienna-stan will recognise (see the fluid, block print red dress).
Other standouts? A diaphanous dress with ruffles snaking around it (wedding season? Sorted!), a perfectly worn-in military style jacket, run-around Western mules, a quilted block-print jacket. One of her favourite pieces is the tissue-fine sarong, based on one her dad gave her. ‘There’s no one that does undone, relaxed chic quite like the Brits,’ she said at a preview of the collection this week (Miller, by the way, was wearing the collection’s barrel jeans and antique-look blouse).
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M&S Pure Cotton Statement Lace Trim Blouse
M&S Pure Cotton Printed Quilted Jacket
M&S Back Detail Ombre Slip Dress
M&S Leather Western Mules
The collection coincides with a resurgence of boho, spearheaded in part by Chemena Kamali’s debut at Chloé (Miller sat FROM at the show and attended the Met Gala as a guest of Chloé this year). That word has trailed Miller around for 20 years now, but she is accommodating abut the comeback. ‘I think everyone looks great in it,’ she said at the preview breakfast this week, saying that her particular take is a kind of Y2K take on the hippy-luxe look. ‘I think people look beautiful in floating things, I really do. So I’m happy, I’m here for it. I just can’t believe it’s now vintage!’.
Available from at M&S.com and in 30 stores from today.
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