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Australian Designer Dresses: The Best Labels and Dresses to Know

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 20, 2026

Australian labels design for warm weather and long days, so their dresses lean on easy fabric, colour and print, and each house has a clear signature. Start with Scanlan Theodore for polished knit and workwear, then explore the rest of our designer dresses and midi dresses from Zimmermann,...

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Wedding Guest Bags: The Best Evening Bags for Every Dress Code

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best wedding guest bag is small enough to hold through a long ceremony, has a strap for the dancing, and fits a phone, a lipstick and a card: think beaded pouches, satin clutches and minaudieres. Our pick this season is the beaded poppy bag from Scanlan Theodore , and the edit below covers...

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The Best Embroidered Bags: Beaded, Crystal and Hand Stitched

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 20, 2026

An embroidered bag earns its price through hand work: beading, crystal and stitching that takes hours per piece and turns a plain outfit into a considered one. Our favourite this month is the hand beaded poppy drawstring bag from Scanlan Theodore , and the edit below picks the best from our...

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Gingham Trousers: The Best Check Trousers and How to Wear Them

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Gingham trousers work best as a relaxed pleat front shape in a soft fabric, worn with a plain top so the check does all the talking. The pick this season is the pleat trouser from Scanlan Theodore , and below are the strongest styles across our designer pants and tailored pants .

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The Best Gingham Dresses: Midi, Mini and Blue Gingham Styles

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 20, 2026

A gingham dress looks most grown up in a fluid fabric, a small check and a longer hem, which is why the strongest this season are midi and shirt shapes in silk, cupro and fine wool. Our pick is the new blue gingham dress from Scanlan Theodore , and the edit below covers the best styles across...

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The Best Designer Shirt Dresses: Midi, Maxi and Belted Styles

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best shirt dress is a belted midi in a fabric that moves, such as silk, cupro and fine cotton, because it works for the office, lunch and a weekend away with only a change of shoes. This edit picks the strongest styles from our shirt dresses and midi dresses , including the new gingham shirt...

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Magda Butrym white dresses: the cream corset mini, the lace midi, the crochet and the sequin column

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Every white and cream dress, by occasion.

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Magda Butrym gift guide 2026: by price, from sunglasses to the Brigitte

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 20, 2026

The gifts, by budget.

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Wool Wrap Coats and Robe Coats: The Luxury Edit

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A wool wrap coat closes with a belt instead of buttons, so it shapes the waist, layers over anything and looks elegant open, and the best are double-faced wool and cashmere blends cut long and oversized. This edit picks the strongest robe and wrap coats from our wool coats and designer coats...

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Leopard Coats: The Best Leopard Print Coats for Winter

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A leopard coat is the one print coat that works as a neutral, because its browns, blacks and golds go with almost everything already in a winter wardrobe. The best are long and made in shearling, calf hair and jacquard wool, and this edit picks them from our designer coats and fur and shearling...

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Suede Skirts: The Best Midi, Mini and Wrap Styles

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A suede skirt is softer and warmer looking than smooth leather, and the strongest this season are brown midis that work with knits and boots. This edit picks the best from our designer skirts and leather skirts edits, from Nour Hammour , Max Mara, Gabriela Hearst and Zimmermann.

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Shearling Coats for Women: The Warmest Luxury Coats of Winter

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A shearling coat is the warmest coat you can buy for its weight, because shearling is a single lambskin with the wool left on, so the skin is the shell and the wool is the lining. This edit picks the best long coats and short jackets from our shearling coats and shearling jackets edits, from...

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Suede Jackets for Women: The Best Brown, Camel and Black Styles

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best suede jacket for women is a soft lambskin suede, sometimes goatskin, in brown, camel and tobacco, cut as a shirt jacket, a belted jacket and a tailored blazer, and it is the jacket of the season, searched more than 60,000 times worldwide last month. This edit picks the strongest styles...

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Leather Trench Coats for Women: Long, Belted and Built to Last

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A leather trench coat keeps the classic details of a trench, the belt, the storm flap and the deep collar, but swaps cotton gabardine for leather, so it is windproof, warmer and far more striking. The best are long and belted, and this edit picks them from our trench coats and leather coats...

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Black Leather Coats for Women: The Luxury Edit

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A black leather coat is the most useful statement coat a woman can own: windproof, smart enough for the office and dramatic enough for the evening, and the best are long, soft lambskin with a simple collar. This edit picks the strongest black styles from our leather coats and trench coats edits,...

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How to Style a Leather Skirt: 10 Outfits for Day and Night

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

To style a leather skirt, pair it with something soft on top, such as a fine jumper, a silk blouse, a cashmere cardigan, and keep the shoes simple, because the leather already gives the outfit its edge. Here are ten outfits built on the leather skirts in our edit, from Nour Hammour midis to...

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The Best Leather Skirts for Women: Midi, Mini and Pencil

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

The best leather skirt is lambskin, cut to midi length with a seam that lets it move, because it works for the office, dinner and the weekend with nothing more than a change of jumper. This edit gathers the strongest leather skirts at Coveti, from Nour Hammour seamed midis to Max Mara pencils...

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Leather Shirts for Women: How to Wear a Leather Shirt and Culottes

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A leather shirt works three ways: buttoned as a top, open as a light jacket and paired with matching leather culottes as a co-ord. Fine lambskin is the leather to choose, because it is soft enough to drape like cloth. Paris leather and fur house Yves Salomon cuts both pieces in fine lambskin...

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Shearling Vests for Women: How to Wear a Shearling Gilet

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 20, 2026

A shearling vest keeps your core warm and leaves your arms free, which makes it the easiest shearling piece to layer. Wear a short gilet over knitwear and jeans, and a long gilet belted over a roll-neck like a sleeveless coat. Lambskin specialist Yves Salomon cuts both in Toscana lambskin, worn...

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Black, White and Coloured Mink Coats: How to Choose a Shade

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

Black mink is the most versatile shade, natural brown the most classic and white mink the most striking, while greens and creams are the fashion choice of the season. The colour of a mink coat changes what you wear it with more than its cut does. Yves Salomon makes long-haired mink in all of...

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Knit Skirts: How to Wear the Coziest Skirt of the Season

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A knit skirt is a skirt knitted from wool, cashmere and fine blends, soft and warm enough for winter and easy to dress up and down, in mini and midi lengths. The best this season come from Alanui, in cashmere and silk and in jacquard virgin wool, and you will find them with the full designer...

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Rugby Shirts for Women: The Luxury Knit Polo Edit

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A rugby shirt for women is a long-sleeved polo with a sturdy collar and bold stripes, and the luxury version comes knitted in wool, cut oversized, to wear like a jumper. Alanui's Team Alanui pieces are the strongest this season, and you can shop them with the wider long-sleeve tops and designer...

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Fair Isle Sweaters for Women: The Luxury Winter Jumper Edit

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 23, 2026

A Fair Isle sweater is a jumper with bands of small, repeating colour patterns around the yoke and body, a style that began on the Shetland island of Fair Isle and now means any patterned winter knit in that spirit. This winter's best take is Alanui's Sweet Winter jacquard, knitted in Italy in...

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Western Cardigans: Aztec, Boho and Ranch Knits Done Right

Posted by Gemma Deeks

October 20, 2026

A good Western cardigan borrows from ranch and desert style, with geometric patterns, fringe, horses and bandanas, and keeps the cut modern so it does not look like a costume. Alanui has built its label on that balance, and this edit gathers the best Western, boho and geometric cardigans and...

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