Claire’s Pick of the Best Purple Jackets
Purple is not an easy colour to get right in outerwear, which is exactly why a good purple jacket is worth taking seriously rather than treating as a novelty buy.…
Purple is not an easy colour to get right in outerwear, which is exactly why a good purple jacket is worth taking seriously rather than treating as a novelty buy.…
A good sleeveless top earns its place through the armhole, not the print or the colour. Cut too high and it gapes at the side, cut too low and it…
A good pinstripe trouser reads sharper than it should for something built on such a simple idea. The stripe does the work: a fine, evenly spaced line in a contrasting…
Pink wide leg trousers work when the colour is treated as a neutral and the cut is treated with real precision, not the other way round. The shade does the…
A good trench coat earns its place through construction, not branding. Look at the collar first: it should hold its shape and stand away from the neck rather than flopping,…
A good sequin top has weight to it. Pick one up and it should feel dense in the hand, sequins packed close with barely any mesh showing through, because that…
Towelling has moved on from the poolside and earned a place in the layering rotation, and the reason is texture rather than trend. That looped or sheared pile catches light…
Red does more work than any other shirt colour because it refuses to sit quietly in the background. A good red shirt top is not a compromise version of a…
A good wedge boot solves a problem heels never quite manage: height without the trade off in stability or stamina. The wedge itself, that continuous block of sole running from…
A silver cardigan works because it behaves like a neutral while photographing like a statement. The colour reads as metallic in direct light and softens to a pale grey in…