Journal

Festive chic appears more and more often on invitations to Christmas parties and dinners. What does it mean exactly, and how do you translate it into an outfit that works?

A Christmas concert or Christmas Eve service calls for something polished and warm, understated yet festive. Here is how to choose an outfit for the church, the concert hall and the cold evening air.

What to wear to a Christmas market? Warm layers, a wool cardigan, trousers with a brushed lining and shoes that can handle a long walk.

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.

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

How to wear a sleeveless knitted top in autumn: under a cardigan, over a blouse or under a blazer, with four worked-out outfits.

Does your skirt or trousers cling to your legs in autumn? These are the causes of static electricity in clothing, and practical solutions that work straight away.

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.