The Spring-Ready Capsule Wardrobe

Building on the phenomenal success of its first collaboration with sporting and style icon David Beckham – David Beckham Bodywear – Swedish retailer H&M has extended its partnership with the footballing legend to its capsule collection, Modern Essentials.

New for spring 2015, ‘Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham’ sees Beckham choose his key pieces from the range, including an on-trend oatmeal denim jacket, crisp white poplin shirt, sharp polo shirt and four more styles primed for warm-weather wear.

“I am thrilled to continue and extend my collaboration with H&M by selecting my favourite pieces from this spring’s Modern Essentials collection. Each piece is a new wardrobe classic that will update every man’s spring wardrobe with great style,” says Beckham.

H&M Modern Essentials Selected By David Beckham

Following its debut Modern Essentials collection for autumn/winter 2014, this latest update features up to the minute re-workings of menswear classics.

Crafted in a range of seasonally-appropriate fabrics – including cotton, linen and cotton-linen blends – the capsule line features all of the casual and smart cornerstones of the contemporary man’s wardrobe in a fresh palette of white, navy, oatmeal mélange and black, with highlights of powder blue and dusty pink.

As you can see from the accompanying campaign imagery (featuring the man himself) these are high quality, versatile and timeless staples that can be mixed and matched to produce effortlessly stylish looks for SS15 and beyond:

Key Piece: The Poplin Slim-Fit Shirt

Beckham says: “Every man needs the perfect white shirt in his wardrobe. This cotton poplin shirt looks great worn with a suit, but I like that it can work with most outfits.”

We say: A well-fitting white button-down is a perennial menswear classic and an item all men should own. This version is made from cotton poplin, which means it’s sturdy, slightly textured and doesn’t crease as easily as other cotton shirts. Not bad for £14.99.