Episode styling to suit

The spirit of the '40s and easy styling permeates through the Episode collection which continues to major on suiting.

'We have lots of soft tailored suits, in silk materials and soft lightweight crepe,' fashion manager Winnie Chen said.

'Most of the styles are very elegant and they still have the look of the '40s clean-cut shapes and feminine curves.'.

The skirt lengths run from mini to below the knee. The soft tailoring is complemented by knit twinsets with rounded collars on the cardigans.

They are often teamed with shift dresses, while curved collar jackets are worn over ultra-feminine printed frocks.

There are structured men's-style trouser suits which are toned down in silk dupion or lightweight crepe.