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How to wash silk at home by hand or machine, dry and iron it, and care for silk scarves, printed silk and silk blends.

How to clean leather shoes and boots at home: brush off dirt, wash with saddle soap, dry slowly, condition, lift salt marks and care for special finishes.

How to clean suede shoes and boots at home: brush the nap, erase scuffs, lift water and salt marks, treat grease and protect suede before winter.

How to wash cashmere by hand or in the machine, dry it flat without stretching, remove bobbles and store it safely away from moths.

How to tie a scarf, from long wool scarves to silk squares and triangles, with the knots worth knowing and how to wear each one.

What to wear with wide leg trousers, from the right tops and shoes to the perfect length, with outfits for work, weekends and evenings.

How to clean gold jewellery and silver safely at home, with the right method for solid gold, plated, vermeil and PVD pieces.

What shoes to wear with wide leg trousers and jeans, from pointed boots and loafers to trainers and heels, matched to your hem length and fabric.

Autumn is the bit of the year our customers actually enjoy dressing for. Summer is mostly about staying cool and hoping it holds. Autumn gives you something to work with....

Linen is one of those fabrics that gets filed away as a summer thing, but the best linen dresses earn their place well into autumn. A breathable dress holds up...

Packing for a summer holiday should be the easy part. Somehow it rarely is. You end up wrestling a week of clothes into a case, taking far more than you...