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Explainer Clean, Faded or Torn: What a Jean's Wear Does to an Outfit Two pairs of jeans with the same cut and wash can sit in different dress codes. The difference is the finish: pocket-edge wear, faded… 4 min Outerwear
Explainer Notch, Shawl or Funnel: What a Coat's Collar Does to an Outfit Two coats with the same cut and cloth can look completely different because of the collar. It is the part closest to your face, the part a… 4 min 3 pieces Red Carpet
Tool Black, Emerald or Champagne: What an Evening Dress's Colour Does to a Look Colour is the first thing an evening look is read as, so choose one lead colour and keep everything else quiet. Pick a dress colour in the… 3 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Explainer Full-Rim, Half-Rim or Rimless: What a Frame's Rim Does to an Outfit Most advice about sunglasses is about shape and colour, but how much rim sits around the lens changes an outfit just as much. A full-rim… 5 min Outerwear
Explainer Open, Belted or Knotted: What a Trench Coat's Belt Does to an Outfit A trench coat is really four coats: open, belted, knotted or tied at the back. The cut stays the same, but the belt changes where the eye… 4 min 3 pieces Watches & Jewellery
Explainer Dress, Field or Dive: What a Watch's Job Does to an Outfit Every analogue watch does one of three jobs: dress, field or dive. The job it was built for decides how it looks next to your clothes, and… 4 min Eyewear
Explainer Solid, Gradient or Mirror: What a Sunglass Lens Finish Does to an Outfit Two pairs of sunglasses with the same frame can look completely different once the lens finish changes. A solid lens is quiet and serious… 5 min Denim
Explainer Cropped, Classic or Oversized: What a Denim Jacket's Cut Does to an Outfit The wash of a denim jacket matters less than its cut: how long it is and where its hem lands against the waistband of what you wear… 5 min 3 pieces Bags
Explainer Gold, Silver or Matte: What a Bag's Hardware Does to an Outfit A bag's metal parts are its own jewellery, and they either agree with the metal you are wearing or argue with it. Hardware means the zips… 4 min Outerwear
Explainer Wool-Look, Blend or Wool-Rich: What a Coat's Fabric Does to an Outfit The tiny label inside a coat says more than most people think. The share of wool decides whether the shoulder stays crisp, how the hem… 4 min 3 pieces Shoes & Sneakers
Explainer Leather, Suede or Canvas: What a Sneaker's Upper Does to an Outfit The same low-top sneaker can look sharp, soft or easy-going depending on one thing: the surface of the upper. Leather reads clean and… 3 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Tool Small, Medium or Large: What a Sunglass Lens Width Does to an Outfit Inside the arm of every pair of sunglasses are numbers like 54-18-140, and the first one, the lens width in millimetres, decides how much… 4 min 3 pieces
Explainer Clean, Faded or Torn: What a Jean's Wear Does to an Outfit Two pairs of jeans with the same cut and wash can sit in different dress codes. The difference is the finish: pocket-edge wear, faded… 4 min Outerwear
Explainer Notch, Shawl or Funnel: What a Coat's Collar Does to an Outfit Two coats with the same cut and cloth can look completely different because of the collar. It is the part closest to your face, the part a… 4 min 3 pieces Red Carpet
Tool Black, Emerald or Champagne: What an Evening Dress's Colour Does to a Look Colour is the first thing an evening look is read as, so choose one lead colour and keep everything else quiet. Pick a dress colour in the… 3 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Explainer Full-Rim, Half-Rim or Rimless: What a Frame's Rim Does to an Outfit Most advice about sunglasses is about shape and colour, but how much rim sits around the lens changes an outfit just as much. A full-rim… 5 min Outerwear
Explainer Open, Belted or Knotted: What a Trench Coat's Belt Does to an Outfit A trench coat is really four coats: open, belted, knotted or tied at the back. The cut stays the same, but the belt changes where the eye… 4 min 3 pieces Watches & Jewellery
Explainer Dress, Field or Dive: What a Watch's Job Does to an Outfit Every analogue watch does one of three jobs: dress, field or dive. The job it was built for decides how it looks next to your clothes, and… 4 min Eyewear
Explainer Solid, Gradient or Mirror: What a Sunglass Lens Finish Does to an Outfit Two pairs of sunglasses with the same frame can look completely different once the lens finish changes. A solid lens is quiet and serious… 5 min Denim
Explainer Cropped, Classic or Oversized: What a Denim Jacket's Cut Does to an Outfit The wash of a denim jacket matters less than its cut: how long it is and where its hem lands against the waistband of what you wear… 5 min 3 pieces Bags
Explainer Gold, Silver or Matte: What a Bag's Hardware Does to an Outfit A bag's metal parts are its own jewellery, and they either agree with the metal you are wearing or argue with it. Hardware means the zips… 4 min Outerwear
Explainer Wool-Look, Blend or Wool-Rich: What a Coat's Fabric Does to an Outfit The tiny label inside a coat says more than most people think. The share of wool decides whether the shoulder stays crisp, how the hem… 4 min 3 pieces Shoes & Sneakers
Explainer Leather, Suede or Canvas: What a Sneaker's Upper Does to an Outfit The same low-top sneaker can look sharp, soft or easy-going depending on one thing: the surface of the upper. Leather reads clean and… 3 min 3 pieces Eyewear
Tool Small, Medium or Large: What a Sunglass Lens Width Does to an Outfit Inside the arm of every pair of sunglasses are numbers like 54-18-140, and the first one, the lens width in millimetres, decides how much… 4 min 3 pieces