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...
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....
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,...
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...
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,...
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,...
Leather trousers for women work in winter when the leather is fine and the cut has room. Yves Salomon makes its leather trousers and skirts in lambskin, from tailored straight legs at $2,470 to pleated midi skirts at $4,630, with wide, balloon, cargo and culotte shapes in between. Wear them with...
For a wedding guest, Carla Zampatti is a safe and polished label: tailored, covered enough for a church, and smart enough for a black-tie reception. The rule of thumb is a crepe midi for a day wedding, a gown for an evening wedding and a crepe suit for a city wedding. Avoid ivory and white...
A Carla Zampatti evening gown keeps the line long and plain and puts one strong detail near the face: a petal panel at the shoulder, a one-shoulder drape, a sheer spot bodice. That restraint is why the house has dressed Australian women for black tie since 1965. The Autumn 2026 collection has...
Carla Zampatti is one of the most searched labels for mother of the bride dresses in Australia, and the reason is simple: the house cuts tailored, covered and polished clothes that look right in photographs and stay comfortable through a long day. For a day wedding, choose a crepe midi with a...