'The older you get, the harder it is to pull off old-lady clothes. You have to evoke light sartorial irony'
There are many things I love about this season Christopher Kane safety-buckle handbags, Chanel trainers, crazy-coloured Shrimps faux-fur coats but my favourite part is that the clothes are designed for cold weather. That sounds like stating the obvious, what with these being the autumn/winter collections, but believe me, it's not. Often, designers ignore the elements. If bustiers are their vision for January, so be it. I have watched an entire month of autumn/winter shows without seeing a single pair of opaque tights. Which is fairly ridiculous when you consider the entrenchment of the opaque in the modern woman's wardrobe.
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