Tailoring’s Fresh Twist

Super Power

The mannish shirt has long been a style staple. Now the spotlight turns on tailoring. FW24 finds modern blazers and matching pants or miniskirts striding from office to everyday life, working a new play on power dressing. Time to show your strong suit…
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8.30am – The School Run

Make your sprint from school to office a personal best in a trouser suit, polo neck and stylish sneakers. Subtly luxe accessories add glossy chic to corpcore dressing.

1pm – The Big Business Lunch

Beat the boys at their own game: elevate a mannish striped shirt and trouser suit with a stealth-luxe cashmere coat and polished accessories, delivering a masterclass in soft-power styling.

3pm – A Seasonal Shopping Spree

Time for a touch of retail therapy. Chic grey co-ords serve as the perfect, elegant canvas for experimenting with all manner of autumnal accessories.

7pm – A Round Of After-Work Drinks

Raise the bar! Pair an offbeat waterfall blazer, loosely tailored pants and standout accessories in this season’s hit shade, for fashion mixology at its finest.

8pm – Front Row At The Theatre

Monochrome chic takes the performance out of dressing for an evening event, while a few flamboyant touches – a swishing cape; tassel-heeled sandals –inject just enough drama into your look.

10pm – Partying Till Dawn

Put the sex into suiting with a broad-shouldered blazer, thigh-skimming miniskirt and over-the-knee boots. Now show everyone on the dancefloor who’s boss.