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Red looks

Red is a threat, not a choice, and Dahlia makes it about twice a season. A velvet dress on a rooftop, a satin slip at a bar, a lip when the outfit is otherwise black. True red, not orange, not pink: the kind that photographs as a signal. It works because it is rare; a wardrobe this dark can afford one alarm. Evening, events, the nights that are meant to be remembered by other people. Never with another colour.

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Woman in a burgundy puff-sleeve mock-neck top and matching asymmetric skirt with a hip cut-out in an art galleryBurgundy scuba puff-sleeve top and asymmetric skirtKnit and layersWoman in a red satin jabot blouse and oxblood leather shorts walking through a sunlit greenhouse among potted plantsRed satin jabot blouse with oxblood leather shortsLeather and laceWoman standing in a street market in a red taffeta top with oversized puff sleeves and a cobalt box-pleated skirtRed taffeta puff-sleeve top with a cobalt pleated skirtEvening and sequinsWoman in a red satin one-shoulder ruffle top and a grey herringbone wrap skirt by a window in a room with peeling wallsRed satin ruffle top with a grey herringbone wrap skirtDark tailoringWoman in a red leather wrap top with a woven cowl collar and red linen wide-leg trousers standing in a busy street marketRed leather wrap top and linen wide-leg trousersStatement trousersWoman in a red wrap blazer and tiered red gauze skirt standing by the window of a wood-panelled train carriageRed wrap blazer with a tiered gauze skirtDark tailoringWoman in a red crepe wrap dress with pleated bishop sleeves holding a tan leather tote on a station platformRed crepe wrap dress with pleated bishop sleevesDark tailoringWoman with long black hair in a burgundy draped wool blazer, satin shirt and draped skirt at an easel in a painting studioBurgundy draped blazer with a satin shirt and wool skirtDark tailoringWoman in a red satin one-shoulder top with a puff sleeve and a black faux-leather zip mini skirt leaning on a wooden barRed satin one-shoulder top with a black zip mini skirtSatin and slipWoman in a sleeveless red draped dress with long panels and a slash cut-out by a sunny loft windowRed draped dress with slash cut-outs and long side panelsEvening and sequinsWoman in a burgundy deconstructed wool blazer and raw silk handkerchief-hem skirt, hand on a chair in a lamp-lit roomBurgundy deconstructed blazer with raw silk midi skirtDark tailoringWoman in a rust draped top with black leather shoulder straps and a rust wool wrap skirt in a bookshop cafeRust draped top with leather straps and a wrap mini skirtStraps and beltsWoman in a burgundy wool blazer with split sleeves, a satin cowl-neck blouse and a pleated mini skirt by a studio windowBurgundy wool blazer, satin cowl blouse and pleated skirtDark tailoringWoman in a rust draped satin top and pleated rust leather midi skirt with black straps in an old theatre foyerRust draped satin top with pleated leather midi skirtLeather and laceWoman in an oversized rust wool coat with gathered sleeves, navy trousers and brown lace-up boots in a painting studioRust wool cocoon coat with navy trousers and lace-up bootsOuterwearWoman in a red satin blazer with pleated fan sleeves and cropped red satin trousers standing in a wood-panelled caféRed satin fan-sleeve blazer with cropped trousersDark tailoringWoman in a red leather biker jacket with black mesh panels and a black satin high-low skirt standing in a wooden barnRed leather biker jacket with mesh panels and a satin skirtOuterwearWoman in an oversized rust wool trench coat with black leather panels over a black dress in a glass-roofed stationRust wool trench coat with leather panels over a black dressOuterwearWoman in a burgundy leather and crimson satin gown with zipped panels and puff sleeves in a sunlit period sitting roomBurgundy leather and satin zip gown with puff sleevesLeather and laceWoman in a red satin blazer dress with black leather trim and cape sleeves walking through an old textile millRed satin blazer dress with cape sleeves and leather trimDark tailoringWoman seen from behind in a burgundy satin dress with an open back and cascading ruffles in a gilded theatre corridorBurgundy satin ruffle dress with an open backSatin and slipWoman in a crimson leather jacket with ruched balloon sleeves and a tiered red satin skirt standing in a greenhouse at duskRed leather jacket with ruched sleeves and a tiered skirtOuterwearWoman in a navy, charcoal and rust colour-block blazer and handkerchief skirt with black platform boots in a living roomColour-block satin and wool blazer with a handkerchief skirtDark tailoringWoman in a rust satin ruffle dress with a draped wrap skirt painting at an easel in a lamp-lit artist's studioRust satin ruffle dress with a draped wrap skirtSatin and slip

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