Whether you opt for classic elegance, bold statements, or something in between, selecting the right jacket allows you to express yourself while adhering to the event's dress code
Petal & Pup : Shop Petal & Pup not just for your bachelorette going-out look (though it has plenty of those, too), but for the daytime activities like shopping, strolling and chic lunches
Pairing these skirts with a fitted shirt and layering with a denim jacket or a soft cardigan on top can strike a balance that is both stylish and comfortable, effectively merging the past with the present
In Virginia Woolfs Mrs Dalloway our titular character moves through her much-anticipated party elegantly in a silver-green mermaids dress with the perfect ease and air of a creature floating in its element. In Atonement , too, McEwan writes of Cecilia discarding a pink frock for being too innocently pale, instead appraising her emerald-clad appearance: It was a mermaid who rose to meet her in her own full-length mirror. AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT Perhaps we too want to be in thrall to green at the moment coolly submerged and transformed into something mythic, hungering after its suggestion of unapproachability (think of Gatsbys green light across the water, or the distant call of Ozs Emerald City)
