The Resort Dresses We Keep Coming Back To
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…
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…
Ruching earns its keep because it does the work most dresses need help doing elsewhere: it shapes the body without a single dart or seam doing the heavy lifting. Gathered…
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 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 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…
A red dress with real puff sleeves earns its place by getting the proportions right, not by relying on the colour to do all the work. The sleeve should have…
Red linen in dress form is one of those combinations that either sings or falls completely flat, and the difference comes down to weight and cut rather than shade. A…
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…
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…
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…