Hand Picked, The Block Heel Boots Worth Shopping
I spent about four years convinced block heels were the fashion equivalent of sensible shoes for people who’d given up. Then I stood on a cobbled street in Bath in…
The Wellington Boots Worth Your Money
A good wellington boot has nothing to do with weather and everything to do with structure. The rubber should be thick enough to hold its shape when the boot is…
The Kitten Heels Worth Your Money
A good kitten heel earns its keep by doing something flat shoes and high heels both fail to manage at once: it lifts the leg line and sharpens an ankle…
The Perfect Satin Blazer For The Office
A satin blazer earns its place in office dressing when the fabric does something a matte wool or cotton twill cannot: it catches light without shouting about it. That low,…
The Best Black Ankle Boots For The Office
I spent about four years convinced that a black ankle boot for the office had to mean something stiff and vaguely orthopaedic, the kind of boot that looks like it’s…
The Best Tan Heels
Tan heels do a job that black never quite manages, which is to lengthen the leg without announcing themselves. The right shade sits somewhere between caramel and biscuit, close enough…
The Best Tan Mules
A good tan mule sits in that rare category of shoe that looks deliberate rather than default, provided the tan itself is right. The colour needs warmth without veering orange,…
Shop the Brown Heeled Sandals We’d Actually Wear
I spent about four years thinking black was the only sensible sandal colour, on the grounds that it “went with everything,” which is the kind of sentence you say when…
The White Loafers We Keep Coming Back To
A good white loafer earns its place through construction, not colour. The shade is the easy part. What separates a pair worth owning from one that looks chalky by its…
Shop the Wool Trousers We’d Actually Wear
A good pair of wool trousers is a matter of weight and construction long before it’s a matter of colour. Look for a fabric with enough body to hold a…