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Where to Buy LaPointe: Retailers, Prices and Authenticity

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Gemma Deeks

October 15, 2026

Where LaPointe is sold, what each retailer is good for, what it costs and how to know it is authentic.

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Jenny Packham Mother of the Bride Dresses: What to Choose for AW26

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Jenny Packham is a natural choice for the mother of the bride: the house makes sleeved gowns, soft colours and covered shoulders, and its beading looks rich without competing with a bridal gown. The right dress depends on the time of the wedding and how much arm you want to show. Here is how to...

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Jenny Packham Cocktail Dresses: Midi and Mini Dresses for AW26

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Not every Jenny Packham dress reaches the floor. The house makes a tight group of crepe cocktail dresses that stop below the knee, each with one jewelled detail, and a handful of sequinned minis for parties. They are the most wearable pieces in the collection and the most affordable, from $2,430...

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Jenny Packham Cape Dresses: The Cape Gown and How to Wear It

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The cape gown is the Jenny Packham shape people remember. It is a fitted beaded gown with a sheer cape that falls from the shoulders to the floor, so the dress moves when you walk and covers the arms without a sleeve. The Princess of Wales wore a gold Jenny Packham cape gown to the No Time to...

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Jenny Packham Dresses by Colour: Gold, Pink, Green, Blue, Red and White

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Jenny Packham names its colours the way a jeweller names stones: Illusion, Ammonite, Liquorice, Cardinal, Lagoon. The names are lovely and not much help when you are looking for a green dress for a winter wedding. This guide translates the Autumn Winter 2026 shades at Coveti into plain colours,...

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Jenny Packham Black Dresses: Gowns and Cocktail Dresses in Liquorice

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Jenny Packham calls its black Liquorice, and it is the colour the house returns to every season. A black Jenny Packham dress is the one that gets worn the most: to black tie, to the opera, to a winter wedding and to the next one. The Autumn Winter 2026 collection at Coveti has black in three...

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Jenny Packham Sequin Dresses: Gold, Pink, Blue and Black for AW26

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Sequins are the reason most people know Jenny Packham. The house stitches them by hand onto a sheer nylon base, often in vertical lines that make the body look longer, and it grades them so a gown fades from dense at the bodice to scattered at the hem. Here are the sequin dresses in the Autumn...

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Jenny Packham Evening Gowns: The Autumn Winter 2026 Guide

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Jenny Packham has made evening gowns in London since 1988, and the gown is still the centre of the house. The Autumn Winter 2026 collection at Coveti carries more than sixty gowns, most of them hand embellished with sequins, beads and crystal, in 100% nylon tulle and fine crepe. This guide sorts...

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Where to Buy Jenny Packham: Stores, Stockists, Sale and Authentic Online

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Gemma Deeks

October 15, 2026

Jenny Packham sells through its own store in London, its own website and a small group of luxury stockists, and Coveti carries the evening collection online with worldwide shipping. If you are searching for a Jenny Packham sale, it helps to know how the house prices its gowns and where the...

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Italian Luxury Brands: A Guide to 15 Houses and What They Do Best

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best-known Italian luxury brands include Max Mara, Gucci, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Versace, Brunello Cucinelli, Loro Piana and Valextra. Most grew from family workshops in cities such as Milan, Florence and Rome. Max Mara, founded in...

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Women’s Wool Coats: Fabrics, Lengths, Cuts and the Best to Buy

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best wool coat for women is made from dense, double-woven virgin wool, cut with room for a jumper, and long enough to cover your knees in a northern winter. Max Mara, the Italian house founded in 1951, builds most of its coats this way, from the pure wool robe coats of 'S Max Mara to the...

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The Best Camel Coats for Women: Fabrics, Cuts and Max Mara Picks

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best camel coat for women is cut with room for knitwear, made from a dense natural fibre and dyed a warm mid-tone that flatters most skin. Max Mara, founded in Reggio Emilia in 1951, sets the benchmark. Its 101801 coat, designed by Anne-Marie Beretta in 1981, is a double-breasted camel coat...

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Max Mara Bags: Whitney, Pasticcino, Archetipo and Marine Compared

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Gemma Deeks

October 17, 2026

The best known Max Mara bags are the Whitney Bag, created in 2015 with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop for the opening of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Pasticcino Bag from Weekend Max Mara. On Coveti the Pasticcino starts at $380 for a mini, the Whitney at $1,730, and the...

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Which Max Mara Coat to Buy: 101801, Manuela, Ludmilla and Teddy

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best Max Mara coat for most women is the 101801, the double-breasted camel coat in wool and cashmere that Anne-Marie Beretta designed in 1981, now sold as the Madame 101801. Choose the Manuela for a softer belted wrap in pure camel hair, the Ludmilla for cashmere, and the Teddy Bear coat for...

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Weekend Max Mara Explained: How It Compares With ‘S Max Mara and More

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Gemma Deeks

October 17, 2026

Weekend Max Mara is the most relaxed and most affordable of the Max Mara lines, with knitwear, shirts, trousers, wool coats and the Pasticcino bag, priced on Coveti from $230 to $2,400. It sits beside the main Max Mara line, 'S Max Mara, Max Mara Studio, Max Mara Atelier and Max Mara The Cube,...

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Brands Like Max Mara: 12 Labels for Coats, Tailoring and Bags

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Gemma Deeks

October 17, 2026

The best brands like Max Mara are Toteme, The Row, Khaite, Brunello Cucinelli and Lemaire, labels that share its focus on fine wool and cashmere, quiet colour and coats that last. For lower prices, look at The Frankie Shop and ME+EM. For bags in the same spirit as the Max Mara Whitney, try...

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Is Max Mara Worth It? Quality, Cost per Wear and What to Buy

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Gemma Deeks

October 17, 2026

Yes, Max Mara is worth it if you buy the coats. The Icon coats are cut from pure camel hair, cashmere and wool and cashmere blends, the shapes have stayed in production for decades, and a coat worn through ten winters costs less per wear than most fast fashion. Max Mara is a genuine Italian...

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Who Is Max Mara? The Italian Coat House, Its Lines and What to Buy

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Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Max Mara is an Italian fashion house founded in 1951 by Achille Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, where it is still based and still owned by the Maramotti family. It is best known for its coats: the 101801, designed by Anne-Marie Beretta in 1981, the camel hair Manuela wrap and the Teddy Bear coat,...

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