For a structured take on the traditional T-shirt dress, try Alaïa’s draped mini in smooth cotton-blend jersey. Its pared-back design features wide Dolman sleeves and trailing waterfall panels for added fluidity along the side seams.

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The legendary Paris fashion house was founded in the sixties and by the 1980s, Tunisian sculptor and couturier, Azzedine Alaïa’s powerful, feminine silhouettes were revered worldwide. Today, his legacy prevails in dresses and ready to wear, shoes and bags, including the cult La Coeur heart bag.

Summer invitations gathering pace? If you’re ‘in need of a heel hiatus’, says Marie Claire, ‘SS17’s flats are the perfect solution.’ These flat shoes look good enough to wear with your dressiest looks and, dare we say it, a whole lot cooler too.