Dresses: Got your GOAT

I normally immediately delete any email that's subject starts with the sentence "Victoria Beckham wears...." Victoria Beckham might or might not have excellent taste, but this isn't a celebrity blog, and unless she's designing it, i'm not writing about it. But, accidentally, I clicked open instead of delete, and i'm glad I did: but not for Victoria Beckham.

The yellow dress VB is wearing is the one above (which looks better on the model) and it's strikingly lovely: the colour, the length, the subtle ruffles. I coveted immediately (as I often do) then googled the GOAT website looking for more dresses. Nothing is as striking as the initial yellow burst, but I loved the shape and sharp shoulders of this pillar box red dress which I immediately wanted to team with opague tights and dolly shoes. The collection has a really 1960s feel, which I felt again in this white dress with its bib/peter pan collar, and the oversized buttons on the cashmere cardigan/jacket made me instantly think of Marc Jacobs then ponder how great it would look on my mum.

GOAT is certainly aimed at someone a little older than the Topshop generation: tailoring rather than gimmicks are king. My mum would look fabulous in all of this: tailoring and great cardigans are her trademarks. But I rather like it: luxy fabrics, great cuts and flattering fits, what's not to like? When the time inevitably comes for me to smarten up and stop dressing like i've been dragged through a hedge backwards, this is how i'll be doing it.

Love, Tor xx

Is it wrong that I......

....really really want this cape from the latest Victoria Beckham ready to wear collection?

I love it in all its swingy loveliness. And the close up should be showing the amazing zip details and the quality of the wool.

The wide funnel neck is a great touch and I love that the sleeves are close fitting, unlike almost all of the other cape style jackets on the market. So much more practical than those billowing sleeves that let the cold air in. (Sorry, I realise I just sounded like my mum!) Still, this cape is great: It's understated but attention grabbing, all at the same time.

I know it's wrong to like Victoria Beckham produced fashion and i'm sorry. If it's any consolation, I find the dresses to be non descript and uninspiring tube like structures, even if Mrs B has branched away from black this season. I do know i'm commiting a fashion sin. But if I had the mullah, i'd be hotfooting it to get this cape; and no amount of associated scorn could stop me!!

Much love,

Tor xxx