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For 2025, we traversed timelines: from the sculptural dresses at Tods and Ottolinger, which recalled the draping on Renaissance sculptures, to the Noughties Bend It Like Beckham styles that hit the runways at GCDS and Sia Arnika (top tip: if you dont want to invest in a new piece, you could hunt down an oversized vintage track jacket to recreate this look)

It was viscose, probably, it was slinky and springyand best of all, it was black

There may be two panels at the front, with the necklace concealing the seam, or maybe its just one

A pattern can create an optical illusion of lift and make the outline of your boobs less evident