What I wore this week: Victoriana

‘The calibrations that take Victoriana from modern but lyrical and romantic (what we are going for) to tragic, pitiful and antiquated (less so) are subtle’

My gossamer frills suggest a ladylike disposition, but I’m afraid I’m going to have to be blunt.

First, background. I am dressed like this because Victoriana – or pretty gothic, or demure romance – is one of this season’s prime trends. The high street is steeped in white ruffles, apron-front dresses, rustling, floor-length hems and dramatic sleeves.