The Cream Trainers We Keep Coming Back To
Cream trainers earn their place for one reason above all others: they read as considered without trying too hard. White trainers can look clinical, almost orthopaedic, when they are fresh…
Hand Picked, The Blue Cami Tops Worth Shopping
I said for years that blue camis were a summer holiday thing only, strictly poolside, strictly with a sarong, and I have had to eat every word of that because…
The Perfect Lilac Jumper For Layering This Season
Lilac sits in an odd, useful place in a jumper’s colour range. It reads soft without tipping into pastel sweetness, and against denim, grey, camel or black it does something…
The Kimono Tops Worth Your Money
A good kimono top earns its keep on drape alone. The fabric has to move independently of the body, which means viscose, silk, and lightweight crepe outperform anything stiffer, and…
The Best Ivory Jumpers
Ivory is the shade that separates a good jumper from a forgettable one, because there is nowhere to hide. The colour shows every irregularity in a knit, which is precisely…
The Best Gold Hoop Earrings
A good gold hoop earns its place through weight and finish, not just size. Pick one up and it should feel substantial without dragging on the earlobe, with a clasp…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Cropped Hoodies
A cropped hoodie earns its place by getting the proportions right before anything else. The crop should sit at or just above the natural waist, not skim the ribcage in…
The Perfect Cream Weekend Jumper
A cream jumper is only as good as its yarn, and that is where most of the disappointment in this category starts. Thin, single ply cotton acrylic blends look fine…
Claire’s Pick of the Best Cotton Jumpers
A good cotton jumper earns its place through weight and construction long before colour or pattern come into it. Cotton behaves differently to wool, it has no natural elasticity to…
Our Favourite Christmas Jumpers Right Now
A good Christmas jumper earns its place on the rail by being genuinely wearable past the one office party it was bought for, and that comes down to the knit…