lace trim dress Scarlett Flutter Strap Mini slightly textured woven construction that shapes fluttering lace straps and a flexible back tie for a customized fit Tennessee Lace Trim Maxi Dress

Allow the time of day, season and location of the event to guide your style choices

For 2025, we traversed timelines: from the sculptural dresses at Tods and Ottolinger, which recalled the draping on Renaissance sculptures, to the Noughties Bend It Like Beckham styles that hit the runways at GCDS and Sia Arnika (top tip: if you dont want to invest in a new piece, you could hunt down an oversized vintage track jacket to recreate this look)

It was a time of homespun tradition with a touch of elegance but not too far over the top

Condition: Very good for its age

Methodology Tasting and ranking the nine blue cheese dressing brands found above was a yummy adventure, at least for the most part