Style Guides
The short answer: a knit polo is a sweater with a shirt-style collar and a short button placket. It looks smarter than a crew neck and softer than a shirt, which is why it has become the go-to knit to wear under a blazer. Choose wool and cashmere for warmth, fine merino for layering, cotton for...
Wool Blazers for Women: Fabrics, Fit and the Ones Worth Buying
The short answer: a wool blazer is the most versatile jacket a woman can own, because wool breathes, resists creasing and keeps its shape for years. Virgin wool (wool spun for the first time) gives the crispest tailoring. A wool and cashmere blend is softer and warmer. Wool, silk and cashmere...
Wide-Leg Trousers for Women: How to Choose, Fit and Style Them
The short answer: wide-leg trousers should sit at your natural waist, skim the hip without pulling across the pockets, and fall straight from the widest point of the hip to the floor. Choose a fluid fabric (satin, viscose, silk) for movement and a wool for a sharp, architectural line. Keep the...
Poplin Shirts: What Poplin Is and How to Wear It
What poplin is, and how to wear the designer poplin shirt.
Striped Pants: How to Choose and Style Them
Wide-leg striped pants in poplin, crepe and knit, and how to wear them.
Sequin Mini Dresses: How to Choose and Wear One
How to choose, style and care for a sequin mini dress.
Crochet Dresses and Skirts: The Designer Guide
Hand-knit cotton and lurex crochet minis and dresses, and how to wear them.
Fringe Skirts: How to Choose and Wear Them
Knit, vegan leather and metallic fringe skirts, and how to wear them.
Simon Miller Knitwear and Knit Sets: A Buying Guide
The Ocean Stripe, Cool Tone Rib and tinsel knit sets, piece by piece.
Victoria Beckham Gowns: What to Wear to Black Tie
The Victoria Beckham evening gowns explained, from the draped Isabella to the Aida and the panelled cami gown, plus how to dress for black tie.
How to Dress Like Victoria Beckham: The Style Rules Behind the Look
The Victoria Beckham style formula, from the high-waisted wide trouser to the long coat and the one-colour outfit, with the pieces to build it.
The JW PEI Thea top-handle bag: sizes, every finish and how to choose
The JW PEI Thea: its size, its many finishes, what fits and how it compares with the Abacus.
The JW PEI Yara shoulder bag: sizes, colours, what fits and how to wear it
The JW PEI Yara shoulder bag: sizes, finishes, capacity and how it compares with the Joy and the Gabbi.
JW PEI bag charms: the animals, the flowers and which bags they fit
The JW PEI bag charm line, from the corgi to the embroidered lily, with sizes and the bags each fits.
JW PEI boots: knee-high, knit, mesh and faux fur, with shaft measurements
JW PEI boots for autumn, with the brand's shaft heights and openings, the styles and how to wear them.
JW PEI ballerina sneakers and ballet flats: Caitlin, Flavia and how they fit
The JW PEI Caitlin and Flavia ballerina sneakers compared, with the ballet flats, sizing and how to wear them.
JW PEI sandals: heeled, flat and slides, and the pairs worth buying
JW PEI heeled and flat sandals, the families, materials and sizing, and the pairs to buy.
JW PEI mules: the Helena, Sofia, Noemi and Sara, and how they fit
Every JW PEI mule family, the heel heights and the Helena size-up advice, with the pairs to buy.
JW PEI heels: slingbacks, kitten heels and pumps, sorted by height
The JW PEI heels line sorted by height and occasion, with the slingbacks, kitten heels and pumps to buy.
JW PEI shoes: the complete guide to heels, mules, sandals, flats and boots
Every JW PEI shoe style, what it is made of, how the sizing works and the twelve pairs to start with.
JW PEI tulip heels: the Amara styles, heel height, sizing and how to wear them
Every JW PEI Amara tulip heel: the styles, the heel height, how they fit and how to wear a flower shoe.
Embroidered maxi dresses: the kinds of embroidery, what to pay and how to wear one
The kinds of embroidery on a maxi dress, how to tell hand from machine work, what to pay and how to wear one.
Fringe crossbody bags: how to choose one, strap length and how to wear it
How to choose a fringe crossbody bag, the strap length that works and how to wear fringe without overdoing it.
Suede tote bags: real suede against faux suede, sizes, colours and care
Real suede against faux suede totes: what each costs, which size fits a laptop, the autumn colours and how to care for them.