The Knitted Dresses We Keep Coming Back To
A good knitted dress earns its keep through construction, not decoration. Look at how the yarn is worked: a proper rib or a fine gauge knit holds its shape through…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Navy Maxi Dresses
Navy does something a black maxi dress can’t quite manage: it reads as considered rather than defensive. Black often gets reached for when someone hasn’t decided what they want to…
The Best Lilac Mini Dresses For Weekend Brunch
Lilac sits in a strange, useful spot on the colour wheel: soft enough to read as neutral against skin tones that would fight with a true purple, but with just…
The Perfect Navy Lace Dress For A Garden Party
Navy lace sits in a strange, useful gap between the severity of black and the sweetness of pale florals, which is exactly why it works so well for a garden…
Shop the Lilac Dresses We’d Actually Wear
Lilac has a habit of tipping into either candyfloss sweetness or outright greyness, and the good ones sit precisely between those two failures. The colour needs enough blue in it…
Shop the Linen Jumpsuits We’d Actually Wear
A good linen jumpsuit does one job brilliantly: it solves getting dressed. One piece, minimal decision making, and yet it reads as more considered than jeans and a top, which…
Shop the Khaki Joggers We’d Actually Wear
A good pair of khaki joggers earns its place through weight and drape, not colour alone. Khaki is the easy part, plenty of brands can dye a cotton blend that…
The Leather Shoulder Bags We Keep Coming Back To
A good leather shoulder bag earns its place through construction, not decoration. Look at how the strap meets the body of the bag: stitched and reinforced junctions last, glued ones…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Khaki Maxi Dresses
Khaki sits in that useful space between neutral and statement, which is exactly why it works so well on a maxi dress. It reads as considered rather than safe, with…
The Lime Green Dresses Worth Your Money
Lime green is not a colour that forgives a bad cut, which is exactly why it is worth taking seriously. On the right shape it reads as confident and current,…