women velvet dress Navy Deep V Neckline Hand wash or gently machine washable Simple Times Velvet Dress

We've shortlisted our favourites from the autumn/winter 2025 catwalks all you need to do is pin them for those autumnal mornings you find yourself in a sartorial conundrum

Julia's picture books always feature rhyming stories and some of her most popular books are when she's teamed up with illustrator Axel Scheffler

SC - single crochet

Theres a couple of reasons (and Im sure many more!): For draping this type of pattern / garment making requires a form, as you pin and drape the fabric directly onto the form itself

You may be thinking it will be a huge challenge to sew but its actually pretty simple

Still pretty but doesn't pop as much as I was hoping