Shop the Red Satin Dresses We’d Actually Wear
Red satin has a reputation problem it doesn’t entirely deserve. Done badly, it looks like fancy dress, all sheen and no structure, clinging in the wrong places and creasing the…
Red satin has a reputation problem it doesn’t entirely deserve. Done badly, it looks like fancy dress, all sheen and no structure, clinging in the wrong places and creasing the…
A good resort dress earns its keep by doing the opposite of what most warm weather clothing tries to do. It doesn’t cling, it doesn’t need constant adjusting, and it…
Rust is one of those colours that behaves more like a neutral than people expect, which is exactly why it earns a place ahead of the safer camel or black…
A good raffia bag has a bit of structure to it, even if the overall feel is loose and holiday minded. The weave should be tight enough to hold its…
A red tiered dress works because the tiers do the heavy lifting that a plain shift can’t. Each layer catches a slightly different amount of movement, so walking, sitting down…
A red jumper earns its place by doing something most colours in the drawer cannot: it reads as a decision rather than a default. The right shade sits somewhere between…
Red on a beach holiday works harder than almost any other colour because it photographs well against sand, water and evening light, and because it reads as a decision rather…
Red is the one colour a prom dress cannot hide in, which is exactly why it separates the good ones from the rest so quickly. A weak red dress reads…
A red shoulder bag earns its place on the strength of the red, not the shape. The shade has to do the work: a true red, blue based rather than…
A ribbed top earns its place through the weight of the knit, not the cut. Look for a rib that holds its shape after a few wears rather than one…