Hand Picked, The Black Linen Dresses Worth Shopping
I said for years that black linen dresses were a summer holiday cliche, the sort of thing you buy in a beach shop in Greece for twenty euros and wear…
Hand Picked, The Black Maxi Dresses Worth Shopping
I used to think a black maxi dress was the safe choice, the one you reached for when you couldn’t be bothered to think, and honestly for years I bought…
The Black Mini Dresses Worth Your Money
I owned four black mini dresses by the time I was twenty six and hated all of them, which tells you the problem was never the concept. It’s a category…
The Black Knitted Dresses Worth Your Money
I’ll tell you what a black knitted dress needs to earn its place, because most of them don’t. The good ones have actual structure to the knit, a rib that…
The Black Midi Dresses We Keep Coming Back To
I bought a black midi dress in 2019 that I can only describe as “office Halloween witch,” all severe angles and a hemline that moved like it had its own…
Hand Picked, The Black Skater Dresses Worth Shopping
I said for years that skater dresses were a hen do uniform and nothing else, the kind of thing you wear once to a bottomless brunch and then quietly retire.…
Shop the Black Polka Dot Dresses We’d Actually Wear
I said for years that polka dots were a costume, not a print. There’s a version of this dress that turns up at every summer wedding looking like it wandered…
Shop the Black Puff Sleeve Dresses We’d Actually Wear
I used to think puff sleeves were a costume decision, not a fashion one. Too much volume up top and you’re either Elizabethan or you’ve come as a trifle. Took…
The Best Black Party Dresses
I used to think a black party dress was a cop out. The safe choice, the “I couldn’t decide so I panicked at 6pm” choice. I held that opinion for…
The Beige Midi Dresses We Keep Coming Back To
I spent about three years convinced beige was the colour of admitting defeat. A sort of “I’ve given up trying” shade that made me think of hospital waiting rooms rather…