Journal

Notes from the studio.

Written by the people who choose the colours. Mostly practical, occasionally opinionated.

Weddings

What to actually wear to an Irish wedding in March

The church is cold, the photographs are outside, and dinner is five hours long. A practical order of operations.

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Races

Hats, and when to stop

A brim reads from thirty metres and a fascinator does not. What that means for Ladies’ Day.

Evening

Why satin behaves differently at a table

Everything you learn about a dress standing in front of a mirror is wrong the moment you sit down.

Ready-to-Wear

The case for buying the coat first

In this country the coat is in more photographs than the dress. Budget accordingly.

The letter

Four letters a year, and never a sale email.

We write when there is something worth saying: a new season, a race meeting, or a colour we are pleased with.