Edged With Lace

Forever 21 Jumper * | H&M Dress (similar shorts here) | H&M Shoes | Zara Bag | Miss Selfridge Hat (similar here)

Lace trims: there's something so fundamentally sexy about them. Underwear as outerwear has always been one of those odd trends that can be difficult to make work. Too little lace or bra flashing and it's simply too vanilla. Too much lace or bra flashing and it's all a little bit red-light district. Even in an unprovocative colour like Khaki (military chic is always cool, but never really sexy, despite numerous attempts by freshers trying to make "sexy army girl" a genuinely hot thing) there's still a flirtatious element of sex appeal when hems are edged with delicate eyelash lace.

Essentially, to make it work without looking like a baby prostitute you have to tone down the sexiness. Cue the beloved turtle-neck jumper. My wardrobe currently consists of so many heavy knits that I no longer seem to own any big-night-out-with-the-girls attire or I'm-a-total-babe date clothing. Instead, I turn up to these things looking more like a dishevelled librarian. But at least they come in handy for the de-sexification of a racy lace dress. Throw that on top of a lace trimmed dress or playsuit and you're good to go hitting the perfect balance of cosy, knitted seduction.