Buying Guide

The Row skirts are long, quiet and cut to sit at the natural waist, and The Row at Coveti now stocks two new winter styles: the Gurio S...

The Row jeans are cut in Italy from washed Italian cotton denim and sized by waist in inches, and The Row at Coveti now carries two new...

The Row jackets are tailored in Italy from wool and leather, cut generously through the shoulder and lined in silk, and three new style...

The Row T-shirts and turtlenecks are the base layer of the house wardrobe: plain, close cut and made from unusual yarns, and The Row at...

A sheath dress is a fitted, straight dress with no waist seam that follows the line of the body from shoulder to hem, shaped by darts and seams rather than by a gathered skirt. Among designer dresses it is the most tailored silhouette, closer to a suit than to a party frock, and it usually ends at the knee. The Clash Cruise 2027 dresses from Zimmermann at Coveti help show where the sheath ends and its softer neighbours begin.

A cocktail dress is a dress cut for early evening parties, and most designer cocktail dresses fall between the knee and the midi line, dressier than a day dress and lighter than a floor length gown. The new Clash Cruise 2027 dresses from Zimmermann at Coveti show the idea well: lace trim, silk, soft volume and a hem that ends somewhere around the calf.

An olive green dress pairs best with warm neutrals and earth tones: chocolate, camel, cream, cognac and gold, with burgundy and rust for contrast. Among designer maxi dresses, olive works because it behaves like a neutral yet still reads as colour, so the outfit around it can stay simple. The Clash Cruise 2027 greens from Zimmermann at Coveti, olive, sage, bottle green and dark olive, make a useful palette to build from.