Polka dots are not easy to wear. This look can go wrong very quickly
What you can’t see in this photo is the tightrope on which I walk. It is invisible, which makes it all the trickier to balance on, but it is very real. And it is the tightrope on which anyone who wears polka dots in 2018 must walk.
Polka dots are this summer’s take-you-anywhere trend. They are both reassuringly classic and thrillingly of the moment. They were on all the catwalks, from Balenciaga’s floaty spotty skirts worn with sock boots to Giorgio Armani’s neat monochrome sundresses, and they are in every high street store. Search for polka-dot dress on Asos and you have 182 to choose from, at the last count. But polka dots are not easy to wear. This look can go wrong very quickly, as there are pitfalls on both sides.
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