Le Tuxedo. Le best thing that ever happened to me except for maybe laser hair removal and a James Read spray tan
This nifty jacket has saved my sartorial bacon on no less than 4 occasions in the past month. It’s a chameleon in the luxe closet; cos it’s a coat, a coverup, a wind breaker, a rain catcher. It keeps my ripped denim’s looking chic, my lacy pj’s far from bleak. The only ever-so-slightly awkward scenario so far has seen Mr. Luxe confusing my luxe tux for his own. A 20+ strong audience in Cote brasserie bore witness to him perspiring all over the lapels whilst I dislocated his shoulders/ego. We only popped out for a coffee.
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Le Date Night. Luxing out for dinner. Le-voiding World Cup mania with maximum leg flash and michelin star dining.
The look: In my case saw pairing of the omnipresent-tux with another equally versatile little number. Well two actually. They’re the nightwear that never sleep. The twin-set with their own disco set. And this silky lacy cami+shorts combo ferry me safely from dance floor to bedroom door every time. Now even I realise that if I took them out twirling solo, the police could get involved. But throw in the tux and voila. Chic street.
Nb. all black reduces my risk of being lost in the sea of Panetone football-pitch. Plus I smudged my spray tan on the journey back from the salon
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Wearing all black in sticky weather can be totes tricky. To be honest I’m predicting the summer chic-wave to do one lap and leave. So with that in mind, I’m claiming this ensemble as my official World Cup Look. If you fancy a little of the noir nectar – consider the following for fool-proof luxing:
Fabric or forget it! For the fashionista, all-cotton couture? It just won’t cut it. Texture for the win, add some contrast, ladies wear lace, silk is sexy, neoprene nails new-season. And wool? Wool’s way too dull and nobody looks chic after a faint.
Shape-cation – I prefer to luxe mannish layers, but it’s hard to ignore the Von-Teese effect. You know… waist cinch then rib crush. But whether you’re Maja-Wyh or Dita-v, play to your strengths and stay loyal to your shape. We’re just not all cut out for wearing a bin bag without a belt. If ever in doubt, bung on that blazer, it’s the sports luxe personality of the season.
Neck-sake. Not that you need it. But a little substitution keeps the look fresh. Scarf-play is fash-foreplay. For boho, buy a bow. The neck-wrench – nope no more. From now on think daintydom – I’m currently coveting a bar necklace. It would have finished this look off a treat. I’ve spent 90 minutes scouring the internet and stumbled on the best at ederle.co . Tres bar-chic. Done.
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SHOP the LUXE
BLAZER is Isabel Marant for H&M, SHORTS are Sandro – buy here, CAMISOLE is Sandro – buy here, STILETTOS are Jimmy Choo – buy here
The other night, Glenda of Work Your Style (the normcore to my florcore) and I compared shopping budgets. To my astonishment she can pull together a luxe look for a fraction of the price.
So darling. Please can you offer up this look for less. I’m curious. Can’t wait. L x
