Christian Dior is credited with designing the ‘pencil’ skirt which he introduced in his 1954 Autumn /Winter collection. Its origins can be traced back to the ‘hobble skirt’, a full-length skirt with a ...

The dress had a roll neck and ribbed skirt section with a pencil silhouette that fell to a midi length. A blazer is a failsafe piece in many people’s winter capsule wardrobes, including the royals’, ...