The finishing touches should be no afterthought. Accessories for autumn/winter ’19/’20 are the most refined they’ve been in seasons, all grown up with oodles of glitz. By Alice Birrell. Illustrations by Amelie Hegardt.
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Accessories for autumn/winter ’19/’20 are the most refined they’ve been in seasons, all grown up with oodles of glitz.
With the kind of care afforded a jewelled creation, Fendi’s boots sit in the spot where hosiery, footwear and jewellery meet. Walk on into the night. POINT THE WAY
Fashion has not forgotten the power of something with a little bit extra. Glinting pieces like J.W. Anderson’s brooch are no longer gauche but gloriously glamorous. PRECIOUS LITTLE
HEADFUL OF DREAMS A haute hat whipped up from gossamer-thin French lace is exquisite enough, but add Pierpaolo Piccioli’s knack for high elegance at Valentino and you have a millinery masterpiece.
A pinch of the surreal has the power to send pedestrian accessories into the style stratosphere, like Prada’s pretty stems arching out of frame from petite satin evening bags. ROSE TO GLORY
COURTING ROMANCE Riccardo Tisci set the dial back to ladylike polish when he began at Burberry, and it remains unmoved with each pair of sharply sculpted shoes he sends slinking down the runway.
Fastened to ears, swinging baubles of delicate intricacy steal the scene away from all else and focus attention on the wearer’s own beauty, with a little spangled help from Erdem. THE DROP