I don’t quite know how Sarah Jessica Parker does it. I don’t know how she summons up enough energy to change so often during the promotion of her flick I Don’t Know How She Does It. This Prabal Gurung resort dress was the clear winner of SJP’s junket chic. It’s great because it riffs on the iconic cowbell shape that SJP made desirable during Sex and the City days, but it’s by a newer New York designer that makes the look more now than then. On paper, the print shouldn’t work, but in the flesh it packs a colourful and chic punch. Photograph: Richard Young/Rex Features
Wool Week starts today which, as the name suggests, is a celebration of all things woollen. Izzy Lane is an award-winning ethical wool provider and designer who rescues sheep from slaughter because they’re old/lame/too small. They then live on her farm where she produces clothes with a low carbon footprint. But our shallow side just likes this coat she’s designed for Topshop for its clean lines and faux-leather trim. Beige coat, £195, by Izzy Lane for Topshop, www.topshop.com Photograph: Guardian
After a high-level pow-wow on the fashion desk, we’ve decided that there’s a new type of top in town. It looks like a stiff T-shirt with a zip at the back, crossed with a structured shell top, and we’re calling it the T-shell. Wearing one silently suggests you’re on top of your fashion game. Zara has some brilliant varieties, but we are particularly fond of this orange version.
Orange top, £40, by asos.com Photograph: PR
Actually, you don’t splurge on stuff as classy as this; that sounds far too spontaneously messy. Instead, you think about it carefully then realise you’re about to make a really good purchase that will last for years. This is by Freda – the own label of the Matches boutiques – and this season the line boasts British designer Osman Yousefzada as its consultant. The skirt is a touch minimal and 70s, but not so as to preclude it from lasting more than a season. The tucked-in beetroot jumper is a neat touch.
Jumper, £399, and leather skirt, £349, both by Freda, matchesfashion.com Photograph: PR
We have enough court shoes and ballerinas. What we don’t have are these androgynous shoes by renowned cobblers Grenson. The brand has been making shoes for men since 1866, so it knows a thing or two about lasts and welts. This is its first collection for women – timely, with androgyny being a thing this season and all.
Classic toecap Oxfords, £145, by Grenson, grenson.co.uk Photograph: PR
