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…
Does Off the Shoulder Tops Actually Make You Look Wider? I Went Looking For a Real Answer
Two summers ago I bought an off the shoulder top for a wedding in Somerset. Wore it once and then didn’t wear it again for two years because my sister…
The Perfect Tiered Dress For A Summer Wedding
Tiered dresses are appropriate at summer weddings because they sway like the day will once you stop worrying about it post-ten am. Again, it’s all about construction: multiple layers of…
The Best Yellow Tank Tops
Yellow is a colour that instantly shows up a poor fabric choice, so good tank tops often fall into one of two camps; a thicker cotton jersey, or a rib…
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…
Off The Shoulder On Broad Shoulders Gets Written Off Fast, I Wanted To Check Why
I was trying on a dress in the Zara changing rooms on Deansgate when I snapped one of those terrible selfies you take at arms length off the mirror above…
The Best Black Cami Tops
I owned four black cami tops before I admitted they were all doing the exact same job, badly. Thin straps that dug in, a hem that rode up if I…
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…
The Grey Sandals Worth Your Money
Grey sits in a strange, useful gap between neutral and statement, and that is exactly why it works so well on a sandal. It reads softer than black, less demanding…
The Perfect Black A Line Dress For A Beach Holiday
I spent three summers packing a suitcase full of white broderie anglaise for holidays and coming home having worn it twice, because white and sun cream and rosé do not…