Louise Redknapp fronts the Peacocks The Edit campaign in March 2026, pairing a pinstripe waistcoat with wide-leg denim shorts — and the proportions are worth paying attention to.
There’s a version of this combination that goes wrong fast — waistcoat over a tee, oversized shorts, the whole thing collapsing into shapelessness. Louise Redknapp doesn’t let that happen in the Peacocks The Edit shoot from March 2026, and it’s worth breaking down why.
The pinstripe waistcoat is the piece doing the structural work here. It’s white with fine vertical stripe detailing — light blue or grey, hard to be certain from this frame — cut with a slight peplum flare at the hem and fastened with four tortoiseshell-style buttons running centre-front. The fit is close through the body without being tight, which is probably the most important thing about it. A waistcoat that gaps or pulls turns into a costume immediately. This one sits flat. And worn over a plain white short-sleeve tee with the sleeves rolled slightly, it keeps the layering relaxed without looking unfinished.
The denim shorts are wide — genuinely wide, hitting just above the knee, with a mid-blue wash and a high-rise waist. Longline denim shorts have been cycling back in a big way this season, and these are the less-scary version of that trend: not quite bermuda territory, not cropped short enough to feel beach-adjacent. I’d call them the compromise cut, which in this case might’ve been a deliberate choice for the campaign context. They balance the structured waistcoat well — one tailored, one casual, both relaxed in volume.
Gold hoop earrings and a simple gold ring on one hand. That’s it. Nothing competing with the outfit, which is the right call when your top half is already doing something layered.
Is this going to convert anyone who wasn’t already on board with the longline shorts moment? Probably not. But for anyone looking for a way to try the waistcoat trend without committing to a full suit, this is a genuinely useful reference — tee underneath, shorts below, done.
She’s been the face of celebrity street style moments that lean much harder into polished territory, so seeing Louise Redknapp lean into this stripped-back, high-street approach for Peacocks is a considered move — it fits the brand without feeling like a compromise.
Wearable formula. A bit safe, but safely done.
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