Prince Harry’s book will know. One sniff of Van Cleef & Arpels’ First conjured up the corporeal presence of his mother so powerfully he almost couldn’t cope.
Shoes? Come on, who hasn’t been fatally put off by a potential love interest’s footwear? Super-ficial, yes. But that’s the human race for you.
We can’t help it. We’re hardwired to make snap decisions when it really matters. No one promised they’d be the right decisions.So we – by which I mean the committee of the stylist, photographer and make-up artist who were in the studio with me – came up with this look, which will (hopefully) circumnavigate such barriers to romantic bliss.
Lisa wears: Patent leather shoes, £250, ME+EM; 30 Montaigne East-West bag, £2,550, Dior; Silk shirt, £100, Sezane; Trousers, from a selection at Sassi HolfordClassic heels that you can walk in easily – you don’t really want to come off as the kind of person who has to be limo’ed to the table.
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