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Sweater girls at Hermès AW25



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So many easy styling ideas to steal from Hermès AW25. There were a lot more skin-exposing looks than usual, but I still prefer the more ‘garconne’ vibe.

It’s all about the sweater-girl styling for me; a no-brainer to adopt without spending a cent. Firstly, double sweaters. I love this abbreviated take on an MA1 jacket (above), with the fine-gauge knits doubled around the waist. (Are the sweater sleeves threaded through the belt? What a great detail!) Next, the sweater-scarf styling around the neck. Clearly nothing new in itself, but it looks ultra-sophisticated when all in the same monotone.

I also really like these tent-like, unlined leather coats, giving a thrown-on ease to outerwear. And the horseshoe earrings are a very easy, house-coded, win.

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Beauty-wise, it’s about a polished, clean-girl make-up look for Hermès AW25. Gregoris Pyrpylis, creative director of Hermès Beauty smoked out the inner and outer corners of the eyes with a trio of grey and brown-toned eye pencils leaving “the middle clear save for some translucent powder, which stops the pigments smudging together.” Lips were dabbed with Hermès Beauty Silky Lipstick Shine in muted shades.

Obviously, I love all the shorter haircuts (reminiscent of 1980s Ines de la Fressange). And Anatole Rainey developed a “wet-look” manicure using a coat of Hermès Rose Porcelaine nail polish*. “The autumn/winter 2025 Hermès girl is “too cool to wear a coloured polish”, joked Rainey. Noted!
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Hermes aw25
Hermes AW25 Beauty

WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGES: Hermès AW25
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On my radar: sloppy styling at Margaret Howell SS25



Margaret Howell SS25

We’ve had our first burst of spring-like sunshine this week, so it feels good to be looking at the SS25 look books with “yes, I can wear this soon” eyes. As usual, I head straight to Margaret Howell; not only for new-in eye candy, but for simple styling tweaks to utilise on my existing arsenal of tailored trousers, lightweight knits, blazers, and shirts.

Margaret Howell SS25 is giving a ‘refined slop’** edge to her usual boyish separates, so I’m taking inspo from the double shirts, low-slung skinny belts, baggy shorts and wrinkly socks.

Margaret Howell SS25
Margaret Howell SS25

Why does this work?

Something to do with the magic of the mix. The baggy socks offset the otherwise polished two-button blazer and starched shirts, although I would swap the nostalgic sandals for Derbys or penny loafers*.

A sloppy half-tuck works best when it’s teamed with pristine crease-front trousers, especially when a bridle leather belt is part of the equation. And as for the shorts – I love the shorts! – the oversize Dad’s Army proportions lend themselves to slim or slouchy tops, but the belt definitely helps to add finesse, as will equally refined accessories – keep a silk square scarf*, steel watch* and dark aviator shades* on standby.

Margaret Howell SS25

Margaret Howell SS25

**No disrespect to Margaret Howell, ‘slop‘ refers to the word du jour in design circles

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IMAGES: Margaret Howell SS25
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Shop the post: Shape shifting



Zara waxed style jacket

I’m conflicted.

On the one hand I’ve long aspired to the XXL silhouettes of Studio Nicholson, Jil Sander and Phoebe Philo. On the other, I’m a short person. I frequently forget I’m not in fact a 5-foot 10 supermodel and continue to buy men’s sweaters, gargantuan trench coats and jumbo shirts as if I’m David Byrne in Stop Making Sense. Send help! (more…)

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Calvin Klein: Nostalgia or Now?



Calvin Klein Collection SS25

Lots of people have been in my DMs asking for my thoughts on the Calvin Klein Collection reboot. Lies! One person asked, but I’m here to share my two cents anyway.

This show was the most highly anticipated of NYFW. If the relaunch of a 5-decades-old label is what’s getting people hyped about NYFW, that says rather a lot about the state of ennui. So, Veronica Leoni (formerly of The Row and Phoebe’s Celine) had a great deal resting on her spaghetti-strapped shoulders.

The show was beautiful. It was clean, serene, elegant and poised. It looked like 1990s Old Calvin. But is that a compliment? Or a problem? (more…)

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