![This season’s rulers. From left: Emporio Armani; Kenneth Ize; Chloé; Jil Sander; Brandon Maxwell](https://media.guim.co.uk/42eb5c17a2080505f6792a0405579809392056a2/0_0_2560_1536/1000.jpg)
![Model wearing Paul Smith colourful bright striped dress spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/b161345b01b0700b10a6bf9ed0be72b40a50e8b6/0_0_1440_1800/800.jpg)
For SS22, designers played with different colours, textures and stripe sizes to create an impact, from bold, bright stripes at Brandon Maxwell, Emporio Armani and Christian Siriano, to a fringed woven striped dress at Chloé. And you can’t talk stripes and not mention Paul Smith (above): multicoloured stripes have been at the heart of the brand from the start. This season they were mixed with sunflower prints and contrasted with a palette of sun-bleached lemon and rich terracotta.
![Lashana Lynch all-in Stripe at the Charles Finch and Chanel 2022 Pre-BAFTA Party](https://media.guim.co.uk/a42af5bf7d402d0da6fac6a95fb4f24432b55b09/0_0_3335_5000/667.jpg)
Successful stripe-wearing is all in the styling. Take one striped piece as a focal point. The shirt is a great starting point: Kitri’s frilled shirt (1 below), or La Redoute’s long-sleeved version (8 below), are both perfect to style with denim from wide-leg jeans to a mini skirt, finished with chunky loafers.
A diagonal wraparound stripe can be easier to wear. Stine Goya’s Scharla jumper (7 below) in pastel hues looks great with crisp white wide-leg trousers. We Are Thought’s pink and white Breton (£39.95) is a fresh take on the nautical trend, as is Boden’s contrast sleeve in pink and red (£35). Or go all-in like Lashana Lynch (left) in a fully striped ensemble for maximum wow factor. Asos’s yellow and white striped seersucker mini dress with puff sleeves and a high neck (£85) is the perfect sundress and can be dressed up for an event with gold accessories. Meanwhile the quickest way to cheer up an outfit is a colourful striped bag. Oxfam’s roomy shopper (£4.99), and Oklahoma’s market bags make the supermarket run joyful and will double as beach or picnic bags.
![Kitri blue striped shirt spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/459d901223a85904838559f86a3cf3e838d913b7/0_0_675_902/374.jpg)
1. Shirt £125, kitristudio.com
![Clements Ribeiro multicoloured striped skirt from net-a-porter spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/ed059f5018075a1344079115e620055a2af50edb/0_0_5687_8533/666.jpg)
2. Skirt £560, Clements Ribeiro at net-a-porter.com
![French Connection wide leg trousers with pink and orange side stripe from John Lewis spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/915ba94af60b9e39f6fbd59865caa47e3ac88286/48_124_1712_2140/800.jpg)
3. Trousers £65, French Connection at johnlewis.com
![Miu Miu hair bobble with blue striped bead from Matchesfashion spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/c4c0a437e505a7726f3085feff054c54efd1e00f/0_821_1300_780/1000.jpg)
4. Hair bobble £225, Miu Miu at matchesfashion. com
![Essentiel Antwerp brown and white striped lightweight track jacket spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/57f98432a89a42a72c3df7afe666f10654e3abec/410_778_2789_3484/801.jpg)
5. Jacket £160, essentiel-antwerp.com
![Rokh striped colourful crop top from The Outnet spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/de5dba866e0c6452611050fde98f89fbd55e8eba/0_394_1920_2129/902.jpg)
6. Crop top £50, Rokh at theoutnet.com
![Stine Goya brown pastel colour purple orange cream striped jumper spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/40d4036bc650bd1f265a3b7eb5eff0238eae5035/20_198_1480_1850/800.jpg)
7. Jumper, £230 stinegoya.com
![La Redoute striped women’s oxford shirt spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/0bc42a6bee37d036733a600033d0e024f446736f/0_0_2126_2126/1000.jpg)
8. Shirt, £28, laredoute.co.uk
![Arket red and white striped socks spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/2584e51913f0725915d46e3cd555ab6d6d9ba70d/0_0_534_622/429.jpg)
9. Socks, £35, arket.com
![Ganni green purple orange striped knitted T-shirt spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/cc461c13062ad8eccb92c2e5763c5535188f7af1/0_155_1920_2556/751.jpg)
10. Top, £45, Ganni at theoutnet.com
![Mint Velvet striped shirt dress spring summer 2022 fashion trend](https://media.guim.co.uk/7e5bb1cd2f7e74726930a9e4301f710cef27c179/0_0_2400_3000/800.jpg)
11. Shirt dress, £119, mintvelvet.co.uk