Essentiel Antwerp does its best work when the weather warms up and a wardrobe wants colour. This season the prints are painterly, the lace is everywhere, and even the denim has flowers on it. Here is the edit I keep coming back to, the pieces that earn their place because they restyle far past one summer.

The statement dress

If you buy one thing, make it a dress. The black strapless cotton maxi dress with ruffles is the easy hero, dramatic in shape yet calm in colour, so it goes from a summer party to an autumn dinner with a knit underneath. It is the piece that does the most for the least effort.

The lace peplum top

The halter peplum top is a house signature this season, and it comes in colours worth the commitment. The green floral lace halter peplum top reads fresh with white trousers, while the black version takes you straight into evening. Both prove that a top can carry a whole outfit.

The printed trouser

Print does not have to mean a dress. The beige and green pleated wide-leg printed trousers are the grown-up way to wear pattern, balanced by a plain tee and a flat sandal. They are the piece that surprises people who think they cannot wear print.

The flowered denim

Essentiel Antwerp treats denim as a canvas. The black floral print barrel-leg cropped jeans bring the brand’s colour habit to a wardrobe staple, and they work as hard as your plain blue pair. Style them with a simple knit and let the jeans be the print.

The unexpected playsuit

For the woman who wants one piece and out the door, the burned red oversized playsuit with overlay maxi skirt is a small event in itself. It is the kind of piece you wear to be remembered, with a flat sandal by day and a heel after dark.

How to shop the edit

Pick the category that fills the real gap in your wardrobe, then let the print choose itself. Browse the full Essentiel Antwerp collection, then go straight to designer dresses, tops, and trousers. New to the label? Start with the brand story and how to style the prints.