Resting Beach Face T-Shirt styled outfit

How to Style the Resting Beach Face Tee: Five Looks for the British Summer

A slogan t-shirt is a strange thing to style. Get it right and it makes an outfit feel effortless. Get it wrong and it looks like you are trying to look casual, which is worse than trying to look formal.

Here are five ways we actually wear the Resting Beach Face T-shirt through the British summer, and one small note on what to avoid.

1. Beach day (the obvious one)

This is the situation the tee was designed for and the one it does effortlessly. Pair with:

The whole outfit takes about ninety seconds to put together and it looks like you have thought about it for an hour. That is the trick with a good slogan tee. It does the heavy lifting so nothing else needs to.

2. Sunday pub

Same tee, different context. Coastal or country pub, garden table, half a pint of something and a Sunday roast in the offing. Pair with:

  • Wide-leg dark denim.
  • Battered white trainers or a canvas plimsoll.
  • An oversized shirt worn open over the top, in stripes or linen or checked cotton.

The shirt is the key. The tee alone is a bit exposed for a Sunday pub. Layered under a proper shirt, it looks considered without looking dressy.

3. School run and school pick-up

The uniform tee for the school run needs to be one you can wear four days a week without thinking. Pair with:

  • Straight-leg jeans or a soft cotton midi skirt.
  • Chunky sandals or trainers.
  • A small cross-body bag rather than a tote (you know what you are doing at school; you do not need to carry a beach kit).
  • Sunglasses on the top of your head, not because it is sunny but because they are functional and they finish the look.

The pink Resting Beach Face tee is particularly good for this scenario. It reads as bright without being loud, and it looks intentional rather than accidental at 8.30am.

4. Summer evening

British summer evenings tend to be about eighteen degrees whichever way you slice it. Perfect layering weather. Pair with:

  • Wide-leg linen trousers in cream, sand or navy.
  • A lightweight blazer or oversized cardigan for when the temperature drops after nine.
  • Ankle boots or a leather sandal with a small heel.
  • A drop of gold jewellery: small hoops, a stacked necklace.
  • A leather cross-body bag rather than a canvas tote for this one.

You can wear a slogan tee to dinner without it looking like you have not tried. The Resting Beach Face lettering, in rust on cream, plays well against black or navy linen because it does not compete for attention.

5. Festival

The tee comes into its own at a British festival, where the point is comfort, weather resistance and something you can wear three days in a row without feeling grim. Pair with:

  • Loose denim shorts or cotton wide-leg trousers.
  • Sturdy boots that you do not mind getting muddy.
  • A bumbag or small cross-body.
  • A rain jacket or heavy overshirt tied around your waist.
  • Sunglasses on your head.

The tee holds up. Organic cotton takes a beating without looking beaten. It also washes clean on cold in the machine when you get home, which is not something you can say for a lot of what you wear at a festival.

What to avoid

Three small things that make a slogan tee look wrong:

  1. Too-tight fit. A slogan tee is a relaxed piece by definition. If it clings across the chest, the lettering feels like a demand rather than an aside. Go true to size or half a size up.
  2. Contrasting statement layers. A slogan tee under a leather jacket with a printed scarf and chunky boots is doing too much. Pick the tee as the statement piece, then let the rest be quiet.
  3. Formal trousers. Straight-leg wool suit trousers with a slogan tee looks like you have got dressed while thinking about something else. Denim, linen, cotton, canvas: yes. Wool trousers: no.

That is the wardrobe. The Resting Beach Face T-shirt is in stock in cream and pink, in sizes XS to XL, in our Designed by Harbour & Tide collection or in our Margate shop most days of the week.

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