No. 6 The Bar suit
Dior
In 1947, Christian Dior launched the Bar suit, redefining post-war femininity with a short peplum. Almost 70 years on, the Bar suit continues to romance the fashion world.
Jacket, £3,300; skirt, £870; bag, £2,800, all by Dior
Matt emulsion throughout, ‘Cinder Rose’; ‘Dead Salmon’, £40 for 2.5 litres, both by Farrow & Ball
For stockists throughout, see page 504
Prada
Mrs Prada’s nylon backpack, designed for the urban adventurer in 1984, continues to embrace the luxury traveller decades on, and even traversed her S/S17 catwalk.
Jacket, £530; trousers, £860; backpack, £910; pouch, £155; key charm, £190, all by Prada
Valentino
Just as Mr Valentino had his signature red, the icon of Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli’s shared tenure is surely the Rockstud, with hardware continuing to leave its stamp on the house’s accessory arsenal.
Bag, £3,550, by Valentino. ‘Basello’ coffee table, £616, by Achille Castiglioni, for Zanotta, from Aram
Max Mara
The house’s 101801 camel coat may have been a product of the 1980s, but its classic design continues to encourage reinvention, taking a futurist turn in metallic sequins for A/W16.
Coat, £4,800; coat (worn underneath), £1,465, both by Max Mara
Brioni
The Roman tailor’s elegant suiting has been injected with a sleek new edge by incoming creative director Justin O’shea, who has also revamped its historic logo with a gothic-style font.
Three-piece suit; shirt, all price on request, by Brioni by Justin O’shea