The invites have been sent, the guests have confirmed and your fridge is full to bursting… it must be your turn to play host. While we can’t plan meals, mix cocktails, or serve platters of canapes, we can make sure what you’re wearing isn’t anywhere on your list of concerns. 

With intelligent design details that keep cuffs food-free to comfortable cuts that introduce elevated loungewear comfort to your evening ensembles, the styles in this edit are our failsafe hostess heroes.

SAUCE-SAFE SLEEVES

Forget split butter or burnt food, the element that puts the biggest downer on a dinner party is a cuff dunked in sauce. We’re sticklers when it comes to details, so we don’t only consider the role a piece plays in your closet but how every element of those pieces adds to their usefulness - right down to the sleeves.

This is why you’ll find everything from shirred cuffs to elasticated arm adjusters throughout our curation of blouses, tops, and dresses this season. So, while our Silk + Lace Cropped Pussybow Blouse might hero dramatic flared cuffs, they’re accompanied by an elasticated panel which means they can be kept out of reach of your plate of food. The same goes for the sleeves framing our Silk Full-Length Dress With Corsage + Belt that fall to shirred cuffs that can be pushed up and - most importantly - stay up throughout your meal (or preparations). 

FROM SOCIALISING TO SOFA

From socialising to the sofa - and vice versa depending on when your guests arrive - elevated women’s knitwear and knitted co-ords are an effortless solution to keeping comfortable (and cozy) without dressing down your look.

Our Merino Cashmere Crop Cable Sweater features a classic cable weave combined with a luxurious blend of yarns to ensure a polished finish and, when it’s combined with the matching skirt, builds an easy head-to-toe look that is both sophisticated and oh-so comfortable. Its classic cream colorway works alongside brighter pieces while its cropped length complements styling over dresses and high-waisted skirts.

MULLED WINE-PROOF PRINTS

We’re going to start this section with a little disclaimer: our bespoke prints can’t repel mulled wine, but their clever blend of earthy, warm neutrals, black and lighter detailing conceals any mishaps that might occur throughout your meal. Better yet, the dresses they appear on in this edit are all machine washable so that’s one less trip to the dry cleaners.

Our Waterlily print appears in two different guises. The first boasts an electric pink base overlaid with floral motifs in pecan, cream and black for outfit-building ease with our flannel tailoring and cashmere. As for the second, a Winter Lilac backdrop sets the scene with the same floral pattern scattered over the top.

MISTLETOES

Flat shoes mean no change of footwear when you’re spending an evening on your feet, and our grown-up iteration of the classic Mary Jane is the perfect co-host. In soft crushed Italian velvet, with a flexible sole construction, a spectrum of colors - from treacle to peridot - and a line of crystal embellishments over the central elasticated strap, it's a match for any look.

FIT FOR FEASTING

A.k.a. elasticated waistbands. A godsend when you want to look polished but still feel comfortable while taking part in a little festive feasting, travel tailoring pants and skirts are pieces you’ll happily keep on until well after your guests have left. 

With a twisted detail at the front, our Fluid Crepe Twist Front Column Skirt is an essential investment for not only the evenings when you’re flitting between serving your dinner guests and enjoying every morsel of food but also days in the office throughout the rest of the year. Style it with one of our matching crepe tops for an effortlessly coordinated look and polished take on a matching loungewear set, or with cozy knitwear.