When many other retailers are bursting with colour during this time of year, the Gap is defying the standard by coming out with a Spring/Summer collection for 2011 that they’re calling ”the perfect balance between understated and undone”. Having not been inside of a Gap store in a while, I must say that I was impressed with what this season’s lookbook had to offer.

While some of the pieces like the plain collared shirts, knitted tanks and stone relaxed cropped pants, stay true to the Gap’s traditional designs, others have been subtly updated with a more stylish look - shorts are rolled up, jeans are wide legged and high waisted, and shirts are complemented with oversized pockets. The clothes are loose fitted, and the colours definitely scream understated from pale shades, to creams and blush, to lots of whites. For a girl like me, who likes her clothing uncomplicated with simple designs in soft colours, this is the kind of stuff I gravitate to. My faves include the blush slouchy cuffed pants, blush draped jacket, white wide leg pleat front pants and white shift dress with key hole back detail.

My final verdict? Gap’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection has plenty of  outfits perfect for the more casual workplace (you might just need to remember to stay away from that bowl of spaghetti during your lunch break because anything white, plus messy food, never equal a good thing). Want the full Lookbook? Look here.

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