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IF ONE TAKES one’s lead from those young adults not exposing their genitalia on Love Island this summer, then the look of the season is meno-core, aka the Coastal Grandmother Aesthetic.

TikTokers are wild for the CG vibe, with us since ’s Harling Ross coined the term back in July 2017 to describe a look “inspired by the aesthetic of a middle-aged woman on a low-key beach vacation”. Ross pointed to the classy-ish but casual,. We’re talking seaside ease, sans preppiness, but with homemade-granola boho.

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