For a grown-up wardrobe with a polished aesthetic, you can’t do much better than Reiss.
Trailblazers of chic, upholders of uncompromising quality and connoisseurs of sexiness, their designs are always a favourite in the BrandAlley office.
With one of the best collections we’ve ever hosted, the whole office is frantically sketching up wishlists. With such an abundance of versatile separates, the temptation to build an entire staple wardrobe with these Reiss bits is too much to resist.
The following staples feature most prominently on our collective to-buy agendas.
A jumper with a little jazz fantastically combines fashion’s practicality with its decadence. We’ll be sporting this mohair blend number with leather shorts for a summer evening and layering it over a plaid vintage shirt come winter.
Immortalised by the great Yves Saint Laurent, the jet black smoking jacket is an item of absolutely indispensable value in the wardrobe of any woman. If there’s one item on this list that you’ll thank the fashion gods you purchased, it’s this.
A great pair of jeans will never wake up one morning and decide they don’t love you anymore. Start a lifelong affair with this low-rise skinny pair in the perfect grey wash.
With its metal trims and roughly shorn tasseled lengths, this clutch bag is the perfect home for your tube of lipstick, smartphone and credit card.
It is quite the impossibility to own too many T-shirts. This marl one exhibits a flattering, collar-bone framing scoop neck and is shot through with wool. The best bit? In our sale, it’s just £14.
Only boring people get bored of black shoes. This Americana-inspired pair showcase a comfy platform and back-zip for practicality. Elsewhere, they throw caution to the wind with a delightfully high heel, curved topline and Wild Western design.
A close cousin of the black smoking jacket, this double-breasted velvet iteration is in the softer and oftentimes more flattering shade of midnight navy. We’ll wear it buttoned with nothing but a lace bralette when we’re feeling daring, or with a classic white shirt buttoned to the top when we’re not.
The Kate Moss of blouses, this devoré piece is the perfect antidote to a sugar pink skirt. Equally, you could always go full Keith Richards by pairing it with leather trousers and a length of skinny silk scarf.
Dainty and delightful, allow these nude peep-toes to elongate your legs, or pair with red, sports-inspired silk trousers for a look that’s oh so SS16.
For daytime, there is something undeniably chic about a hint of lace paired with a grey T-shirt (see above). For evening too, this Reiss skirt is perfect with any number of blouses, bodies and shirts. For full-siren, do it with red stilettos and a peach silk blouse.
These are just some of the sexy, modern and covetable pieces currently in our Reiss sale. Check out the whole shebang here.
