A little WELL-PLACED TRANSPARENCY goes a long way, but be careful not to overdo it, warns Style Editor AISLINN COFFEY, who also gives her top picks of the most beautifully sheer items around …
After such a long and chilly spell, the thought of wearing something sheer makes us shiver as though the pilot light had gone out. Even though the nightie-as-daywear trend is starting to take hold – desist, gentle reader, if born after 2000 – this season’s separate trend for sheer fabrics has nothing to do with looking boudoir-bound and everything to do with looking fully dressed, fresh and softly pulled together.
At Nina Ricci, blouses are blush and, well, blousy, and in Simone Rocha’s SS16 collection, inspired, it is said, by the wardrobe of elegant alpha female Constance Markeviecz, almost everything, apart from the military-style tunics and dresses (perfectly poised for a year of Rising fervour) is sheer.
Don’t fall foul of the trend and risk someone saying “I can see right through you”. Stay sheer but stay safe. Nearly Nude is another country.
Image by Jason Lloyd Evans
1. Candy Hero Dot wool cushion, Hay, €82; www.amara.com.
2. Orange Sanguine Cologne Absolue, Atelier Cologne, €120, at Brown Thomas.
3. Pink pleated ruffle blouse, See by Chloé, €250; www.shopbop.com.
4. Goa pendant light, €160, at Marks & Spencer.
5. Blush satin wide-leg trousers, €58; www.asos.com.
6. Silver ring with pink opal, €49, at Pandora, 35 Grafton Street, Dublin 2.
7. Floral-print glass hurricane vase, €35, at Marks & Spencer.
8. Rosaviola candle, Diptyque, €30, at Brown Thomas.
9. Pink split-sole canvas ballet shoes, Porselli, €50; www.luisaviaroma.com.
10. Vintage 40W bulb, BLOOMINGVILLE, €52; www.amara.com.
11. Patent Finish Lip Colour in Red Corset, TOM FORD, €48, at Brown Thomas, from March.
This article appeared in a previous issue, for more features like this, don’t miss our March issue, out Saturday March 5.
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