Wallpaper 5

esigners have been showing a new

proclivity for proportion, with trimmed tailoring

cropping up on this season’s catwalks. At Chanel and

Bottega Veneta, boxy cropped jackets have Swinging

Sixties appeal, and measure up best against matching

A-line skirts. In 1968, Yves Saint Laurent created

Le Smoking, the tuxedo suit for women; this spring,

the androgynous essential has been given a nip

and tuck at Saint Laurent, and layered at Lanvin with

skinny cigarette trousers and a longer jacket over

the top. Time to try your favourite out for size.

chanel.com; bottegaveneta.com; ysl.com; lanvin.com

JACKET, £1,710; SKIRT, £1,755,

BOTH BY BOTTEGA VENETA.

BODYSUIT, AS BEFORE

BLAZER, £1,965; TROUSERS,

£595; BAG, £1,845, ALL

BY SAINT LAURENT BY

ANTHONY VACCARELLO

BLAZER, £1,665; EMBROIDERED

BLAZER (UNDERNEATH),

£7,165; TROUSERS,

£1,350, ALL BY LANVIN

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086 ∑ WRITER: LAURA HAWKINS