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Forget dressing to impress others – try ‘mirroring’ them instead

Big dress-up occasions rarely happen in January. So what to wear to low-key meet-ups? Try something your friend would like

There are a few basics to factor in next – keeping warm, staying dry, is there time to iron that – before your thoughts naturally move toward what’s on your schedule. (She favours painterly colours and artisanal textures: I had dug out a fluffy check scarf and paired it with a mustard tweed blazer.) It should be a subtle tribute, not a rip-off: yes to a vintage band T-shirt of that album you listened to on repeat on holiday; no to going out and buying the outfit they were wearing last week.

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