Corduroy might be in vogue, but velvet never leaves the fashion stage. Don’t save it for ‘best’ but weave it into your daily life. This is our edit of the best velvet for your winter wardrobe:
Velvet Dresses
1. Vampire’s Wife Pink Velvet 3/4 Festival dress, £970 thevampireswife.com
2. Boden does a similar, knee-length version, The Aubrey dress, £170 boden.co.uk
3. RIXO Sandy dress. You’ll have to beat me to this one. rixo.co.uk (they have new sizing this season so do see website for advice on that).
Velvet Party Shoes
1. Dolce & Gabbana Mary Jane pumps, as worn by the daughter of the Prince of Greece at Eugenie’s wedding. £775 farfetch.com
2. L.K Bennett, Eira orange courts £235 lkbennett.com
3. Tod’s velvet moccasins £472 farfetch.com
4. Iris & Ink Siobahan velvet mules £140 theoutnet.com
Velvet Suit Trousers
1. Black J Brand Skinny Velvet Trousers, £330 farfetch.com
2. Pink Suit – Rika by Ulrika Lundgren jacket £445; Cato pants £325 rikastudios.com
3. Red Selwood velvet trousers £130 boden.co.uk
4. Rag & Bone Rei jacket £495; Poppy trousers £355 rag-bone.com
Blazers
1. MiH Jeans, Robin Blazer, £345 mih-jeans.com
2. Classic Black Velvet Jacket, £59.99 shop.mango.com
3. Checked tie-waist blazer, £89.99 zara.com
A Touch of Velvet
1. Emma Hope – the original and still the best velvet sneakers, £299 emmahope.com
2. Simple velvet twist bag from L.K Bennett in bronze, £225 lkbennett.com
3. Instead of a hat wear this great big velvet bow to winter weddings, Miu Miu £225, brownsfashion.com
