You used to be able to set your watch by fashion trends. However, in these straitened, sustainable and post-Marie Kondo times our wardrobes don’t work that way any more. Instead, trends are more like British trains: they hang around indefinitely, reach capacity, then suddenly change direction. If fashion in 2018 can be summed up in a single dress, it’s the late-arriving Valentina style from Rat & Boa (£130, ratandboa.com). As worn by Gigi Hadid in the 2019 Pirelli calendar, which was published this month, it’s long, sheer and leopard-print (tick, tick, tick), and styled with an enormous chunky knit (tick).

Source: The Times December 18, 2018 17:03 UTC