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Explainer Black, White, Blue or Green: What a Watch Dial Does to an Outfit A watch dial is the biggest patch of colour on your wrist. Black is the high-contrast, formal choice, white is the light and classic one… 4 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Explainer Black, Tortoiseshell or Gold: What a Sunglass Frame's Colour Does to an Outfit The frame of your sunglasses is the one colour that sits right next to your face, so it works like punctuation for the whole outfit. This… 4 min 3 pieces Denim
Explainer Cropped, Ankle, Full or Stacked: What a Jean Hem Does to Your Shoes Two pairs of jeans with the same leg shape and wash can look like different outfits, and the difference is often just where the hem stops… 4 min 3 pieces Bags
Explainer Black, Tan, Cream or Red: What a Bag's Colour Does to an Outfit A bag covers a small part of an outfit, but its colour is read in a single glance. The same shape in black, tan, cream or red can anchor a… 3 min 4 pieces Outerwear
Explainer Single or Double-Breasted: What a Coat's Front Does to an Outfit Two coats in the same wool, length and colour can look like different garments, and the difference is the front. A single-breasted coat… 3 min 3 pieces Shoes & Sneakers
Explainer Ankle, Mid-Calf or Knee-High: What a Boot's Height Does to an Outfit Where a boot stops decides what the whole lower half of an outfit looks like. Ankle, mid-calf and knee-high boots each do something… 5 min 3 pieces Street Style
Explainer Tucked, Half-Tucked or Out: What a Shirt Tuck Does to an Outfit Tuck a shirt in, leave it out or split the difference: the choice moves the line where the eye decides the trousers begin. This piece shows… 5 min Watches & Jewellery
Explainer Leather, Steel or Mesh: What a Watch Strap Does to an Outfit The strap is the part of a watch that actually meets your outfit. Leather warms things up, a steel bracelet is the neutral all-rounder, and… 4 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Explainer Thin, Medium or Thick: What a Sunglass Frame's Weight Does to an Outfit Shape gets all the attention, but the thickness of a sunglass frame changes an outfit just as much. A hairline wire rim stays quiet and… 4 min 3 pieces Denim
Explainer High, Mid or Low Rise: What Waistband Height Does to an Outfit Before the leg shape comes the rise: the distance from the crotch seam to the top of the waistband. It decides where the jeans stop and the… 4 min 3 pieces Bags
Explainer Mini, Medium or Large: What a Bag's Size Does to an Outfit The same handbag can look balanced with one coat and oversized with another, because the eye compares the width of the bag with the width… 5 min 3 pieces Outerwear
Explainer Biker, Bomber or Racer: What a Leather Jacket's Cut Does to an Outfit Two black leather jackets can change an outfit in opposite ways. The difference is the cut: where the hem stops and what sits at the… 3 min 3 pieces
Explainer Black, White, Blue or Green: What a Watch Dial Does to an Outfit A watch dial is the biggest patch of colour on your wrist. Black is the high-contrast, formal choice, white is the light and classic one… 4 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Explainer Black, Tortoiseshell or Gold: What a Sunglass Frame's Colour Does to an Outfit The frame of your sunglasses is the one colour that sits right next to your face, so it works like punctuation for the whole outfit. This… 4 min 3 pieces Denim
Explainer Cropped, Ankle, Full or Stacked: What a Jean Hem Does to Your Shoes Two pairs of jeans with the same leg shape and wash can look like different outfits, and the difference is often just where the hem stops… 4 min 3 pieces Bags
Explainer Black, Tan, Cream or Red: What a Bag's Colour Does to an Outfit A bag covers a small part of an outfit, but its colour is read in a single glance. The same shape in black, tan, cream or red can anchor a… 3 min 4 pieces Outerwear
Explainer Single or Double-Breasted: What a Coat's Front Does to an Outfit Two coats in the same wool, length and colour can look like different garments, and the difference is the front. A single-breasted coat… 3 min 3 pieces Shoes & Sneakers
Explainer Ankle, Mid-Calf or Knee-High: What a Boot's Height Does to an Outfit Where a boot stops decides what the whole lower half of an outfit looks like. Ankle, mid-calf and knee-high boots each do something… 5 min 3 pieces Street Style
Explainer Tucked, Half-Tucked or Out: What a Shirt Tuck Does to an Outfit Tuck a shirt in, leave it out or split the difference: the choice moves the line where the eye decides the trousers begin. This piece shows… 5 min Watches & Jewellery
Explainer Leather, Steel or Mesh: What a Watch Strap Does to an Outfit The strap is the part of a watch that actually meets your outfit. Leather warms things up, a steel bracelet is the neutral all-rounder, and… 4 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Explainer Thin, Medium or Thick: What a Sunglass Frame's Weight Does to an Outfit Shape gets all the attention, but the thickness of a sunglass frame changes an outfit just as much. A hairline wire rim stays quiet and… 4 min 3 pieces Denim
Explainer High, Mid or Low Rise: What Waistband Height Does to an Outfit Before the leg shape comes the rise: the distance from the crotch seam to the top of the waistband. It decides where the jeans stop and the… 4 min 3 pieces Bags
Explainer Mini, Medium or Large: What a Bag's Size Does to an Outfit The same handbag can look balanced with one coat and oversized with another, because the eye compares the width of the bag with the width… 5 min 3 pieces Outerwear
Explainer Biker, Bomber or Racer: What a Leather Jacket's Cut Does to an Outfit Two black leather jackets can change an outfit in opposite ways. The difference is the cut: where the hem stops and what sits at the… 3 min 3 pieces