SMOOTH MOVE

Ruched panelled dress, £180, libbylondon.com. Navy peep-toe slingbacks, £225, russellandbromley.co.uk

ON THE hanger, this dress had very little appeal and I feared the ruching would make me look pregnant. Yet the opposite was true. It smoothed out any tummy bumps, the longer sleeves perfectly covered my 50something arms, while the black panels produced a waist from nowhere.

5/5