Fashion: Yes YOU Can...

…wear lace for night and day. Shelly Vella embraces the luxury 

From a classic LBD to billowing blouses, the high street offers lace aplenty this season and in styles you can dress up or down. If you want to keep it simple, there are touches of lace detailing on accessories and subtle lace inserts on dresses and shirts nod to the trend. Alternatively, you can embrace a top-to-toe lace dress that boasts a modesty-concealing slip.

The dress-up classic 

A sinewy column of black lace, seen here at Alberta Ferretti, is a forever wardrobe staple

A sinewy column of black lace, seen here at Alberta Ferretti, is a forever wardrobe staple

Blazer, £80, monsoon.co.uk
Necklace, £39, abbotkinney.co.uk

Blazer, £80, monsoon.co.uk Necklace, £39, abbotkinney.co.uk

Dress, £59.99, zara.com

Dress, £59.99, zara.com

Boots, £180, allkind.co.uk
Bag, £29.99, zara.com

Boots, £180, allkind.co.uk Bag, £29.99, zara.com

Earring, £237.83, mariatash.com

Earring, £237.83, mariatash.com

The statement blouse

Your perfect go-to for cocktail hour: a lacy blouse with jeans and heels. The bigger the sleeve the better

Your perfect go-to for cocktail hour: a lacy blouse with jeans and heels. The bigger the sleeve the better

Blouse, £19.99, reserved.com
Sandals, £35.99, topshop.com

Blouse, £19.99, reserved.com Sandals, £35.99, topshop.com

Jeans, £199, Sandro x Clara Luciani, uk.sandro-paris.com

Jeans, £199, Sandro x Clara Luciani, uk.sandro-paris.com

Belt, £90, essentiel-antwerp.com
Bra, £260, laperla.com

Belt, £90, essentiel-antwerp.com Bra, £260, laperla.com

Earrings, £60, essentiel-antwerp.com

Earrings, £60, essentiel-antwerp.com

 The luxe layers

Double up with plush textures. Zimmermann shows that lace and velvet are a match made in fashion heaven

Double up with plush textures. Zimmermann shows that lace and velvet are a match made in fashion heaven

Blouse, £38, dorothyperkins.com
Sandals, £35, marksandspencer.com

Blouse, £38, dorothyperkins.com Sandals, £35, marksandspencer.com

Dungarees, £185, wyselondon.co.uk

Dungarees, £185, wyselondon.co.uk

Earrings, £165, alexmonroe.com
Bag, £29.99, zara.com

Earrings, £165, alexmonroe.com Bag, £29.99, zara.com