Claire Wears

Brown wide leg trousers work harder than almost anything else in a considered rail because the colour does the heavy lifting that black usually gets credit for, without the flatness.…

Brown solves a problem black never quite does: it reads as neutral without going flat or severe. A good tank top in this shade sits closer to the skin’s own…

Brown has quietly overtaken black as the colour that actually works for evening dressing, and a good vest top in the shade proves why. It reads as considered rather than…

Burgundy sits in that rare category of colour that reads as neutral without ever being boring, and a good cardigan in this shade earns its place for exactly that reason.…

I spent about three years thinking blue jackets meant navy blazer, full stop, end of conversation, and then a friend turned up to brunch in a cobalt biker and I…

I spent about three years thinking brooches were a single, sad category: the thing pinned to a coat lapel at a funeral, or the thing your nan kept in a…

I spent three winters convinced borg was a fleece jacket wearing a costume, all fluff and no function, and I avoided it the way some people avoid a specific ex…