The Bardot Tops Worth Your Money
For years I believed bardot tops were a trap. A shoulder trick designed to fall down at the precise second you’re drinking something bubbly and chatting to someone you’re interested…
The Tan Mini Dresses Worth Your Money
Tan is hard to get right in a mini dress; it hugs the body so closely that any textureless fabric feels cheap as soon as you put it on. Ones…
Hand Picked, The Yellow Mini Skirts Worth Shopping
Yellow is a harsh colour on a small canvas, which means that a mini skirt is precisely where you want to be wearing it. There’s nowhere for a poor shade…
The Best Yellow Slip Dresses
Yellow is what sets the good slip dress apart from ones you forget after a few drinks. It highlights every imperfection in the fabric and shows none of them any…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Yellow Mini Dresses
Yellow doesn’t have to be subtle. In fact, that’s sort of the point of a yellow mini dress. That’s also why when they’re done well they require more consideration than…
The Best Yellow Satin Skirts For The Office
Yellow satin skirts shouldn’t work, but the best ones really do. Colour does the work that a print or embellishment does in other fabrics so you want the rest of…
Nobody Warned Me Halter Tops Were Supposedly Wrong For Broad Shoulders Until I Wore One
Velvet trousers work because velvet does something tailoring very rarely does after dark; it reflects light rather than merely conform it to an expected shape. They read smart without the…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Cream Lace Tops
Cream sits in a different register to white, and that is the whole appeal of a lace top in this shade. It has warmth and softness built in, so the…
The Best Black Cut Out Dresses For A Garden Party
I said for years that cut outs were a nightclub thing, not a daytime thing, and definitely not a “stand on a lawn holding a glass of prosecco while your…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Black Backless Dresses
There is a specific kind of confidence that comes from a backless dress, and it has nothing to do with how much skin is on show. It is about the…