The year is 2018, I’m sat in the office at Look magazine (RIP) and the whole fashion team are sat at their desks frantically clicking on the Topshop website (again, RIP). Why? Because the satin midi slip skirt (of which Who What Wear contributor, Monikh Dale, first alerted everyone to) had just dropped in in several new colours and prints. The black, navy and rust had already sold out multiple times, but now there was tie-dye, leopard print and olive green to add the mix. And yes, I bought four of them.

The power of this high street slip skirt was real, and it’s the first time I really remember one item being literally everywhere on Instagram. The first ‘cult’ item, if you will. And it’s not all that surprising when the humble satin slip can be the base to many great outfits, across all seasons.