Style Guides
Which prints read correctly at a wedding, which length to pick for the setting, and the two rules that keep a guest dress on the right side of the line.
Jenny Packham Wedding Guest Dresses
How to choose a Jenny Packham dress as a wedding guest: what works for black tie, daytime and mother of the bride, and what to avoid.
Roland Mouret Size Guide: Is It True to Size?
Roland Mouret cuts true to fit on the UK ladder. The brand size chart, the UK to US and IT conversion, and what to do between sizes.
How to Style Tony Ward: Cape Gowns, Corsetry and Beading
An editor guide to wearing Tony Ward, silhouette by silhouette: what works with a cape gown, a corseted bodice, a beaded column and the shorter pieces.
Jenny Packham and the Princess of Wales
Catherine has worn at least eight Jenny Packham dresses. What is on record, why the house suits red-carpet dressing, and the closest pieces to shop now.
The Jenny Packham Autumn Winter 2026 Edit
Forty-two new Jenny Packham pieces have landed at Luxury Shoes . Our edit of the autumn winter 2026 gowns, cocktail dresses and minis, with sizing and care.
How to Style a Roland Mouret Column Dress
The column is the shape the house is built around. How to size it, what to put with it, and what to leave off.
The Case for Dolce & Gabbana Tailoring, the Half Nobody Talks About
The prints get the attention. The tailoring is the better buy, and it is the part that dates slowest. What to look for in the jackets, coats and trousers.
The Dolce & Gabbana Dress Edit: Which Length, Which Print, Which Occasion
Dresses are the largest part of the collection. A guide by length and by print, with what each one is actually for.
The La DoubleJ swing dress, and which one to buy
The Swing Dress is La DoubleJ's founding style and still its best buy. A guide to the family, the house prints, the fit and the care.
The Dolce & Gabbana Print Edit: Leopard, Majolica, Rose and Carretto
Four house prints, four different wardrobes. Which Dolce & Gabbana motif suits you, how to wear each one, and the rule for putting two together.
The Zimmermann Swim Edit: Bikinis, One Pieces and Pareos
Zimmermann began with swim. A Luxury Handbags editor guide to the shapes, the trims, the sizing and which pieces to buy first.
How to Care for Zimmermann, and How to Spot an Authentic Piece
Caring for silk, linen, knits and applied trims, plus the five checks that tell you a Zimmermann piece is genuine.
How to Wear Romance Was Born Prints
One print, not two. The Luxury Handbags editor's guide to styling Australia's most maximalist label, plus the Australian to UK size conversion.
How to Build a Quiet Luxury Wardrobe With The Row
Quiet luxury became a shorthand for expensive beige, which is a shame, because the actual idea underneath it is useful. Buy fewer thing...
The Nour Hammour Fall 2026 Edit
Shearling robe coats, unlined lambskin and a cashmere knit set. The pieces worth knowing from Nour Hammour Fall 2026.
Rebecca Vallance Tailoring and Separates
Rebecca Vallance is known for occasion dresses, and that reputation hides half the collection. The current range runs to blazers, boucl...
Magda Butrym Coats and Tailoring: the Pre-Fall 2026 Outerwear
Ten pieces from $3,450 to $6,190. The cape coat, the grey trench, the leather bomber and the rose peplum blazers, with a clear view on which one to buy first.
The Magda Butrym Knotted Top, Explained
The knotted jersey top is the piece Magda Butrym sells over and over, and at $810 it is the sensible way into the label. The full family, how to wear it, and whether it is worth it.
The Magda Butrym Rose, and How to Wear It
The hand-formed fabric rose is the reason you can identify Magda Butrym across a room. What it is, how it is made, and how to wear one piece without it wearing you.
Alexander McQueen Size Guide: IT to UK, and Does It Run Small?
The full IT to UK conversion and the fit truth piece by piece, from the brand's own fit notes on the 144 pieces Luxury Handbags stocks.
The Simkhai Edit: Twelve Pieces Worth Knowing This Season
The gowns, the lace, the cotton dresses and the knits that travel. An editor’s edit of the Simkhai collection now at Luxury Shoes , with what each piece is actually for.
How to Style a Simkhai Dress, Occasion by Occasion
A bustier gown, a lace column and a cotton mini want three different treatments. An editor’s guide to styling Simkhai for weddings, dinners, daylight and travel, with sizing notes.
Rachel Gilbert Bridal: Wedding, Bridesmaid and Guest Dressing
How the Sydney eveningwear house works across a whole wedding, from the ivory columns for the bride to the sleeved midis for the mother of the bride and the draped pieces for guests.