Why You Never Need to Iron Your Clothes Again

The fashion gods are smiling upon us for S/S 16: Ironing is completely out of fashion. Think of all the things you can do with that extra half an hour you'll get back every morning (or very late on a Sunday night), because right now to be crumpled is to be chic.

Plissé pleats and crinkled satins—another one of those early 2000s trends making a comeback—have been given the green light. Thanks to the likes of Altuzarra, Victoria Beckham and many more runway designers, a lazy spring wardrobe is available, meaning your clothes can languish on the floor like they've always wanted to. Plus, for all the girls who like to travel light (i.e. not Chiara Ferragni with this mobile closet), you can easily pack up this look on holiday.

Scroll down to see the artfully rumpled runway looks, and if your wardrobe is full of starched cotton shirts, let us get you started with these pre-crinkled pieces you can buy now…

why-you-never-need-to-iron-your-clothes-again-1658062-1455540203 — Nina Ricci S/S 16

why-you-never-need-to-iron-your-clothes-again-1658061-1455540203 — Victoria Beckham S/S 16

why-you-never-need-to-iron-your-clothes-again-1658063-1455540203 — Altuzarra S/S 16

why-you-never-need-to-iron-your-clothes-again-1658064-1455540205 — Rachel Comey S/S 16

Shop the best ironing-free pieces below...

Zara

Pleated Dress

Yang Li

Oversized Crease Coat

Topshop + Plissé Tube Skirt

Topshop

Plissé Tube Skirt

Nina Ricci

Pleated Satin Twill Dress

Simone Rocha

Crinkled Blouse

For other super-easy fast-track routes into spring, check out our early bird's guide on the new season pieces you can shop now.

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Hannah Almassi is the MD for Women’s UK at Future PLC. Following a decade-long tenure as Who What Wear UK’s first Editor-in-Chief, she now oversees Who What Wear and Marie Claire in the UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was headhunted to launch the UK sister site and social channels, implement a localised content strategy and build out the editorial team. As an expert at the intersection of content, commerce, building brands and monetising digital platforms, she now combines her editorial experience alongside business acumen to help guide digital titles into the future.