Lace

No fabric can simultaneously offer youthful cool and feminine confidence quite like lace. The likes of Christopher Kane, Victoria Beckham and Erdem subverted its sweet connotations by dipping it in black. The result? Darkly romantic clothes that look as good at a party (hello, Dion Lee’s semi-sheer LBD) as they do off-duty (we see you, Valentino lace leisure suit). All you need is the right attitude.