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The Winter Card
Almost every photo in this winter’s trend reports shows a woman in her twenties, on a street in Paris, in a coat she’ll only wear for the photograph. So I read the reports from Net-a-Porter, Vogue, Who What Wear, Grazia, Zara and H&M, and asked every trend three questions: does it help the face, does it survive real cold, and can you start it with something already in your wardrobe?
Six passed. The free card puts them on one page, each with a formula and one thing to try, plus four easy swaps for last winter’s clothes. The idea behind all ten: change the edges, keep the centre.
I · Long gloves
II · Corduroy
III · Heritage check
IV · Fur, at the collar
V · The new ladylike
VI · One deep colour
VII · Swap beige for espresso
VIII · Swap the black coat for cream
IX · Swap trainers for a loafer
X · Swap the stiff belt for a sash
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The full Winter 2026 Style Notes, 15 pages
Each of the six trends with why it works after 60, a starter formula and what to avoid. The four trends I’d skip, and what to wear instead. All eight swaps for last winter’s clothes. And ten outfit formulas to wear this week. Included with the Elegant Insider Club, US$14.99/month, with new Style Notes for every video I publish.
Read the free sneak peek — long gloves, in full.
Independent styling notes. The trends discussed are our reading of public trend reports, runway collections and street-style looks, shown for commentary and style education.
