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    Accessories pick: Félicité earrings from Charly James

    Who? Charly James What? This mismatched pair of feather and leather earrings from Charly James is a great fashion-forward piece, mixing patterns, textures and media. The Félicité is entirely handmade and is inspired by ‘the female character Felicity in “A Simple Heart” by Gustave Flaubert’. Pretty romantic, right? Priced at £40. When? Available now Where? Available online from Carnet de Mode How? Buy now from Carnet de Mode

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    Patterns of Fashion at V&A

    Who? Victoria and Albert Museum What? Learn about British textile design and fashion from 1750 to today at V&A’s “Patterns of Fashion” gallery talk. Led by the museum’s fashion curator Jenny Lister, the talk uses V&A’s permanent collection to demonstrate how fashion has changed. The talk is free. When? 1pm, 4th of February Where? Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL How? See website for more information: www.vam.ac.uk

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    Ten of the best dresses in pastel

    Ten of the best dresses in pastel Pastel sometimes has the reputation for being the dullest shades and with good reason. They are rarely eye catching colours and easily blend into the background. With summer right round the corner, we can’t help but incline towards though lighter, paler shades. They do help to accentuate the little tan that we can hope to achieve in the British summer. So we’ve searched high and low and, well, what do you know, we’ve found ten pastel dresses that are anything but dull. Draped chiffon dress from Giambattista Valli Priced at £614.25. Available from The Outnet Fabric mix shift dress from Warehouse Priced at…

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    Life in Luxury’s guide to: Bertoni1949 Autumn/Winter 2015

    So we know it’s a little early to be talking Autumn/Winter 2015 when we’re barely out of spring but the Bertoni1949 AW15 collection is available for preview, and it’s gorgeous, so why not? Founded in 1949, Bertoni is a luxury Italian brand specialising in hard luggage and leather goods. And everything is handmade in Italy. The new collection, unveiled during Milan Fashion Week, is a fusion of contemporary and traditional shapes and materials. Expect everything from alligator and python to zebra-striped hair calf leather. The idea was to have a Women’s Collection that’s both feminine and forceful and to extend that into luggage and trunks. There are six designs in…

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    Ten of the best white dresses

    As the summer solstice draws to an end, we say goodbye to spring and welcome summer. We’ve had the pinks and the pastels for the spring season but now it’s time to set those tans off with a splash of white. Of course white works for clothes and accessories but we’re going for a classic – the demure white dress. Except it’s less about frou-frou wedding dresses and more about fabulous outfits for the cocktail hour. Here, we’ve picked ten of our favourite party-ready white dresses Metallic lace silk dress from Aidan Mattox Priced at £330. Available from John Lewis Hettie Jacquard dress from Phase Eight Priced at £99. Available…

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    Fashion pick: Skeleton movement cufflinks from Tateossian

    Who? Tateossian What? Make the most of small details by accessorising with these skeletal movement cufflinks from Tateossian. The meticulously crafted cogs and wheels make up a mock watch interior while the exterior is available in gunmetal, rose gold and rhodium. Priced at £135.00. When? Available now Where? Available online How? Buy now from Opumo

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