40 Timeless Staples You'll Thank Yourself for Buying in the Midseason Sales

Traditionally, sales land on Boxing Day, but over the past few years, midseason sales have become a big event for savvy shoppers. After all, it's another opportunity to snap up great-quality pieces you've been thinking about for a while for less. So as spring beckons, we thought you might want to know which sales have started and what the best pieces on offer are. We know you're busy, so we've done the hard bit of scrolling through everything to find the most timeless staples for you, which should also help you avoid being wooed into any regrettable impulse buys as well.
Some of our favourite stores, from COS and Arket to H&M and Mango, have amazing deals right now on pieces that aren't just great for wearing this spring but will also help you build up a long-lasting capsule wardrobe. You can thank us later.
As a tip, we Who What Wear editors tend to use the sales to invest in the items we wear every day and quality pieces we usually can't quite justify at full price. The midseason sales might be well underway, but we've found plenty of versatile tailoring, fail-safe denim and throw-on dresses to see you through all of the seasons ahead. Scroll through the gallery below to shop our edit of the best midseason-sale buys you won't want to miss.
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Arket
COS
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Whistles
I love the idea of this tucked into a denim midi skirt.
Mango
WWW UK editor Emma Spedding fell in love with these loafers when she popped into the Mango store recently—and with good reason.
H&M
Abercrombie & Fitch
Hollister
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Emily Dawes is an editor, stylist and writer with over 12 years in the industry. Known for impeccable taste, our readers trust her advice, especially in her column, expensive-looking high street buys. Working for Who What Wear UK since 2020, Emily has been a contributing editor, branded content editor and affiliate editor. Now, as senior shopping editor, she leads the e-commerce content strategy. After obtaining a BA in English and American Studies from Nottingham University, Emily landed at The Mail on Sunday’s YOU. As the magazine’s fashion editor, she travelled the globe to style and direct fashion editorials and celebrity cover shoots. As a freelancer, she has styled Grazia cover shoots, developed brand marketing and content plans and worked with VIP clients including Elizabeth Day.
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