Journal

What to wear for the family photo? Choose a small colour palette of navy, cream and light blue, avoid large prints and let everyone wear their own shade from the palette.

What to wear to a business dinner? A guide with worked-out looks for women and men, from colour and material to accessories.

Ironing a shirt in the right order: collar, cuffs, shoulder seam, sleeves and front, with tips on steam, temperature and storage.

Arriving polished after a bike ride in autumn: layers, the right trousers, a spare layer in your bag and a fixed morning routine.

A birthday can be anything: a gathering in the living room, a dinner or a party. Here is how to choose, for each type, an outfit that looks polished without being overdressed.

Navy and black together long counted as a clash. Today it is one of the most refined combinations there is. Here is how to make it look deliberate and not accidental.

An awards ceremony or awards evening is work and celebration at once. Here is how to choose an outfit that looks festive, stays professional and looks good on stage and in photos.

A weekend outside the city calls for clothes that can handle a walk and are still polished enough for dinner. Here is how to put together an autumn wardrobe for the country estate.

Olive green, taupe and coffee brown are the autumn colours for men who want to look beyond navy and grey. Here is how to combine them in a calm, grown-up way.

For shorter men, good clothing is all about proportions. With the right fit, trouser length and colour choices, you look taller and more polished, without it feeling forced.

Brown and black together were long considered a mistake. Yet it is one of the richest colour combinations of autumn. Here is how to combine them through shade, proportion and texture.

Two patterns in one outfit can be very elegant, if you know the rules of scale, colour and calm. Here is how to combine stripes, checks, paisley and herringbone with confidence.