1920s signature elements

The cliche flapper dress might be a tiny bit costumy for the real world, but other than that it still looks pretty irresistible and incredibly flattering. By changing proportions and preserving the Jazz Age’s main elements, perfect your wardrobe with garments that are built on subtle beading, a drop-waist or playful fringes. Keep your looks toned down with modern accessories, including metallic heels and statement clutches.

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Clear frames.

Because perspex and clear plastic has trended in everything from clutches to shoes to raincoats, you won’t be surprised to find that clear sunglasses have also made the cut. Just because the frame is transparent, don’t think you won’t be making a statement: go for strong shapes and thicker frames to really make this trend stand out.

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Girard-Perregaux Cat's Eye Tourbillon Haute Joaillerie Watch

For half a million dollars you can get a lot of watches or this lovely new high jewelry watch from Swiss Girard-Perregaux. The Cat's Eye Tourbillon Haute Joaillerie timepiece has an 18k white gold case and is 32mm wide by 38mm tall in the typical Cat's Eye oval shape.

Shoe Of The Day: Asymmetric Flat Sandals by Zara

Zara have won again this summer with some ridiculously simple but fabulous sandals at a brilliant price. What I want most from a summer sandal is for it not to kill my feet and to be a fab colour. And because we can't predict how many days of summer we'll have, they can't break the bank.

     

Biker jackets for men: spring’s take on the wardrobe staple

A wardrobe without a cool leather biker jacket in it, to advocate for the rough aesthetic and inject your outfit with the right amount of edginess, would probably feel incomplete. The must-have item established a first connection with the fashion world somewhere towards the end of the 1920s and ever since then it became a cult classic that never really goes out of style. That said, each season brings along new updates and fresh takes on the fashionable outerwear piece and this season is no different.

Shoe round-up: 10 street style shots from Paris.

The fashion week street style may be generally focused on outfits as a whole, but what about the footwear that accompanies them? Shoes can make or break, as they say: and so, at the gallery, 10 street style moments of the shoes – from thigh high boots to colourful heels – we’ve spotted in Paris.

Shoe Of The Day: 'Itsy Bitsy' by Office