Socks and sandals, khaki trousers, vests, bucket hats, short-shorts. The British have a pretty well-founded dodgy reputation for tackling summer style head on. Yesterday we enjoyed hotter weather than Ibiza, and while we slather on the aloe vera today after some misspent hours in a patchy park, why not let these snaps of Britain's brightest stars at the BAFTAs soothe your sunstroke and salmon-pink shoulders?
Because it wouldn't be very English not to chuck in a healthy dose of eccentricity, we've selected our favourite looks from the BAFTAs last night, worn by some of our favourite talent. From Gemma Chan to Grayson Perry, here's an edit of the best of British style brightening up the red carpet last night.
Comedian and star of E4's cult comedy show Chewing Gum, Michaela Coel, picked up the best female performance award and paid a moving tribute to Victoria Wood at last night's BAFTAs. She also managed to steal the show in a floor-length, halter neck dress that was in fact designed by her Ghanaian mother.
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Game Of Thrones actress Rose Leslie's SS16 Emilia Wickstead peach striped dress was pared down and chic and we loved her clashing pink box-clutch. NB too, her XXL pearl earring and triple pearl ring by chicest of the chic jewellery designers, Delfina Delettrez.
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Humans star Gemma Chan turned heads in her cold-shoulder, floaty dress, which you might mistake for a Valentino number but was actually highstreet. Race you to River Island.
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Grayson, Grayson, Grayson – can we count the ways. Out in force on account of his stunning new series on Channel 4, All Man, Grayson was joined by his wife, Phillipa, on the red carpet last night. We're very into the pink number that was decorated with tins of Roland Smoked Oysters print. Delicious.
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Angela Scanlon's pink floral Emilio de la Morena dress and Louboutin heels for the win.
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