AUTUMN can be a tricky time of year to buy clothes for.
One minute the sun is splitting the skies, the next the heavens have opened and the temperature has plummeted.
So if you’re buying new clothes in September, they need to be investment pieces you can wear right now – and for the colder months to come.
A great denim skirt is the ideal purchase for this in-between season.
Wear it with bare legs and sandals on the sunny days and team it with tights and boots when it gets chillier.
Finding the perfect denim skirt is not an easy task.
But Sainsbury’s shoppers say they have found a belter.
Tu Clothing is the supermarket’s in-house fashion label and regularly delights fashion fans with its stylish buys at bargain prices.
And they have just released this stunning dark blue a-line mini that will take you right through to winter.
Describing it online, the Sainsbury’s team says: “This denim skirt is a contemporary choice for weekday styling.
“Made in a mini length, it comes in a dark rinse denim.
“Finished with a zip and button fastening, belt loops and classic pockets.”
It comes in sizes 8 to 24 and is priced at just £16.
And for fans of a co-ord, there is a matching cinched shirt in-store too.
Shoppers were loving the skirt as they snapped it up.
One gushed: “This is a lovely skirt – just the right length is a stretchy denim. Well done TU, keep up the great work.”
And a second said: “Have been looking for one for a while and pleased with colour and fit.”
A third added: “Very happy with this purchase.”
Is supermarket fashion the new high street?
DEPUTY Fashion Editor Abby McHale weighs in:
The supermarkets have really upped their game when it comes to their fashion lines. These days, as you head in to do your weekly food shop you can also pick up a selection of purse-friendly, stylish pieces for all the family.
Tesco has just announced a 0.7 per cent increase in the quarter thanks to a ‘strong growth in clothing’ and M&S has earnt the title of the number one destination for womenswear on the high street.
Asda’s clothing line George has made £1.5 million for the supermarket in 2023, 80 per cent of Sainsbury’s clothes sold at full price rather than discounted and Nutmeg at Morrisons sales are also up 2 per cent in the past year.
So what is it about supermarket fashion that is becoming so successful?
Apart from the clothing actually being affordable, it’s good quality too – with many being part of schemes such as the Better Cotton Initiative.
A lot of the time they keep to classic pieces that they know will last the customer year after year.
Plus because they buy so much stock they can turn around pieces quickly and buy for cheaper because of the volumes.