white and black gingham dress Ambrose Midi in Crafted from high Veronica Beard Women's Aila Gingham

The shirt has proved such a success that its now available in a myriad of colours (I also own two blue versions and have my eye on the pastel pink and yellow styles for spring). C ontributing writer, Augustine Hammond I'm not a white shirt loyalist and, as such, my favourite white shirts are within a more affordable bracket, from Mango to With Nothing Underneath

An ideal choice for both evening dresses and formal dresses, with its sweep train design flows gracefully, catching the

Sizing: 8-14 Pros & Cons: The fabric used for this long bridesmaid dress is light and breathable and the leg split allows for easy movement

At one point I needed a do-over and it was too fragile to unpick the little bit I needed to unpick so I removed the entire yoke and cut and sewed a new one

I put out a call on my Instagram stories for reader submissions and I got a few that knocked my socks off