Taffeta is the reason we buy Katharina Hovman. The Hamburg label has been making blouses and dresses for more than thirty years, and its fine taffeta has the sheen of silk while staying easy to look after. Lonah is where to find it in Westbourne, Bournemouth.
The cut stays clean so the attention goes to the neck and wrist. Expect ruffled stand collars, the occasional bow and long cuffs that fasten with two buttons. This autumn we picked deep forest green and amarena, a dark cherry purple that warms the skin.
Both colours wear well under a knit on a working day and come out again for dinner. Katharina Hovman is sized from German measurements and listed here in UK sizes, so come to the shop on Seamoor Road if you would like help with fit.
