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Men’s Shacket Guide: The Best Herno Shackets and Overshirts

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 18, 2026

A men's shacket is a shirt-cut jacket: it keeps the shirt collar, buttoned front and chest pockets, but uses a heavier cloth so it works as a light outer layer. Herno makes its shackets in merino wool, wool and cashmere, corduroy and membrane-bonded technical fabrics, priced from $1,270 to...

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Best Winter Coats for Men: 10 Luxury Picks by Need

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best winter coat for a man is the one matched to his weather: a down-padded car coat for city days, a membrane parka for real cold, a Gore-Tex coat for rain, and a double-faced wool overcoat for tailoring. Our ten luxury picks all come from Herno, the Italian outerwear specialist founded in...

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Herno Parkas for Men: Windstopper, Gore-Tex and Hooded Parkas

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 18, 2026

A men's parka is a long, hooded coat built to block wind and rain, and Herno makes some of the most refined in luxury menswear. Its 2-Layer Windstopper parkas bond polyester microfibre to a membrane rated to a 20,000 mm water column, while its Gore-Tex and down styles add real warmth. Herno...

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Herno Coats for Men: Car Coats, Wool Coats and Coats with Bibs

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 18, 2026

Herno coats for men are tailored wool, cashmere and technical coats from the Italian outerwear house founded in 1948 on Lake Maggiore. Many of them hide a removable bib, a padded inner panel that zips in for cold days and out when the weather softens. The range covers car coats, overcoats and...

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How to Wear Moose Knuckles: 10 Outfits for Women and Men

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 18, 2026

A Moose Knuckles jacket is a statement, so the rest of the outfit should give it room. These ten outfits, five for women and five for men, show how Gemma Deeks would wear the brand from the school run to a winter dinner. Every piece is in the Moose Knuckles collection at Coveti .

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Fear of God Outfits: 10 Ways to Wear Fear of God and Essentials

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A good Fear of God outfit is built on three rules: keep the colours in one family, let the proportions be long and relaxed, and mix one structured piece with the soft ones. These ten looks show how, using pieces from the Fear of God collection at Coveti.

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Costarellos Holiday Party Outfits: Christmas and New Year’s Eve Looks

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The easiest Costarellos holiday party outfits pair one embellished piece with one plain one: a sequin floral jacket with a sequin skirt, a feather top with velvet trousers, and a crystal pencil skirt with a beaded lace shirt. For a single piece, a crystal tulle mini at $2,940 covers both a...

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Costarellos Mother of the Bride Dresses: Sleeved and Covered Options

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best Costarellos mother of the bride dresses are the sleeved and higher-necked styles: the Aliska silk velvet gown, the Lissie silk velvet gown, the long-sleeved Mellorie, the Verana keyhole column gown, the Shayna lace midi and the Kalissa guipure lace dress. They run from $2,430 to $5,370...

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Costarellos Wedding Guest Dresses: Black Tie, Formal and Winter Weddings

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

For a black tie wedding, a floor-length Costarellos gown in velvet, lace and lurex georgette is the right call, and for a cocktail dress code a sequin midi works. Winter weddings suit the house best, because the Fall Winter 2026 collection is built on silk velvet, silk mikado and sleeved lace....

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Emilia Wickstead Christmas Party Dresses: Red Satin, Silver and Velvet

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

For the festive season Emilia Wickstead has three ideas this year: red duchess satin, metallic cloque in silver and gold, and velvet. Each is cut with the house's usual structure, so these are party dresses that still look tailored at the end of the night.

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Emilia Wickstead Winter Wedding Guest Dresses: What to Wear

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Emilia Wickstead is one of the London labels most associated with wedding guest dressing, and the Autumn Winter 2026 collection has plenty for a winter ceremony. These are the dresses I would choose, by type of wedding, with what to wear over them.

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Light Blue Wedding Guest Dresses: Pale, Sky and Powder Blue

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

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Pale, sky and powder blue wedding guest dresses sorted by shade, season and dress code, led by the new Huishan Zhang Vic Midi Dress.

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Long Sleeve Mini Dresses for Evening: The Designer Edit

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

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The designer long sleeve mini dresses to wear this winter, led by the new Huishan Zhang Carlotta and Farah, with styling advice for tights, shoes and occasions.

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Black Tie Dresses: What the Dress Code Means and What to Wear

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

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What black tie means for women, how it differs from black tie optional and white tie, and the designer gowns that answer the invitation.

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LaPointe Wedding Guest Dresses for Every Dress Code

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Black tie, formal, cocktail, daytime and winter: the LaPointe wedding guest dress for every kind of invitation.

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15 Oct

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LaPointe New Year’s Eve Outfits: Sequins, Feathers and Fringe

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The LaPointe pieces that look spectacular at midnight and still feel good at two in the morning.

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15 Oct

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LaPointe Holiday Party Outfits: What to Wear to Every Party

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

From the office party to the black tie dinner: the LaPointe pieces that make holiday dressing easy.

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15 Oct

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LaPointe Mother of the Bride Dresses: Gowns, Colours and Fit

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The LaPointe gowns and separates that suit a mother of the bride, the colours that sit beside a bridal party, and how the sizing runs.

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

Posted by 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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Old Money Style: The Look, the Wardrobe and How to Wear It

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Old money style is a way of dressing that looks inherited rather than bought: fine natural fabrics, quiet colours, classic cuts and almost no visible logos. The core pieces are a camel coat, a navy blazer, cashmere knits, pressed trousers, a pleated skirt, loafers and a structured leather bag....

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Women’s Puffer Jackets: Down, Lengths and the Best Max Mara Styles

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best womens puffer jacket for a proper winter is filled with goose down, finished in a water-repellent shell and cut long enough to cover the hips. If you wear tailoring underneath, choose a long puffer coat with a belt and a clean front. Max Mara The Cube is the house line for padded,...

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Cape Coats for Women: How to Wear a Cape and the Best to Buy

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A cape coat is an outer layer that hangs from the shoulders with slits, short sleeves and side buttons in place of full sleeves. Wear it over slim layers, with long gloves and a bag held in the hand. Max Mara makes capes in wool, cashmere, Teddy fabric and gabardine, from the Colomba wool cloak...

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How to Style a Camel Coat: Outfit Formulas for Every Occasion

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

To style a camel coat, pair it with one dark neutral (black, navy, charcoal and chocolate all work), keep the layers underneath simple, and let the coat set the tone. A Max Mara camel coat, such as the 101801 designed by Anne-Marie Beretta in 1981, is cut with room for knitwear, so a roll-neck,...

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Apres-Ski Outfits: Five Yves Salomon Looks for the Chalet and Town

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A good apres ski outfit is warm first and polished second: a down jacket, a soft knit, comfortable trousers, a fur hat and boots that grip on ice. Yves Salomon, the Paris fur house, makes every one of those layers. Below are five apres-ski outfits built from its new down jackets, fox ushankas,...

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