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Dress, £150, Adrianna Papell at johnlewis.com Sandals, £255, lucychoilondon.com

THE lipstick red shade complements pale and deeper skin tones.

The ruched style is reminiscent of Herve Leger’s famous bandage dresses, insofar as the fabric stretches to flatter just where it’s needed. My 36DD bust means that a bateau neckline usually creates a gigantic shelf of bosom, but the sheer panel on this stylish dress i s an ingenious solution.

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