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Best for: Smart-casual occasions, city social events, brunch occasions with a fashion-forward brief, any occasion where the A-line's structural elegance should be visually amplified by design detail Style tip: Design-led A-line dresses particularly the bow and ruffle directions work most powerfully when the rest of the styling is completely plain

A sleek, pointed-toe mule with a thin stiletto heel looks incredibly sharp, modern, and boldly confident

This cult favourite now comes in a linen iteration

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Your top choice should be dark-wash jeans which lend a more formal edge, matched with a pristine dress shirt

The fabulous tights are from my friends at the Yorkshire-based My Stockings who regularly send me some beautiful hosiery and the black and silver sparkly wrap bracelets with buckle are from my online accessories website, Lizzy O and can double as chokers