THE STYLING TRICK: MESH BODYSTOCKINGS

Layered under cocktail wear, it’s insta-youthful, tasteful, and fast becoming a favourite with designers.

The right way. Not the punk or ’80s Madonna way, which should only be reserved for costume parties. And not the Kardashian/Jenner way (peeking out from tattered jeans, or on its own), because that’s just wretched (the Oxford, not Urban Dictionary definition). Instead: Layered under sophisticated, cocktail-appropriate wear – as first seen at Dries Van Noten last season – this insta-youthful yet tasteful style hack gains momentum this Fall, with a wider range of netted tops to choose from.

Classic wide ½shnets under a leather corset at 3.1 Phillip Lim Givenchy A delicate tulle top under a sequinned V-neck at Dries Van Noten A short-sleeved ½shnet tee under a chain-mail dress at Alexander Wang