What to wear to rooftop drinks

Rooftop drinks are the most flattering event in the calendar: everyone is lit by sunset. The dress code is really a lighting brief, and rich, saturated colour is what golden hour loves most. A raspberry slip dress against an evening skyline does more than any amount of styling effort.

The catch is fifteen floors of wind and a temperature that drops with the sun. Fabric with a little weight keeps a slip dress elegant instead of airborne, and the layer you bring should deserve the photos too.

Base: one fluid dress in a colour that argues with the sky. Raspberry, rust and deep olive all win at sunset; pale grey disappears into it.

Shine: this is the night for the bag that's usually too much. A gold rhinestone bag at golden hour is exactly enough.

Feet: rooftops mean stairs, gratings and standing. A low heel or elegant flat keeps you in the conversation instead of by the wall.

Rooftop plans are made the same afternoon more often than not, which is exactly when a decided collection pays off. If your best summer-evening looks are already rendered and saved, the answer to a 17:00 message is yes.

Keep a couple of golden-hour looks in your Sleqk journal ahead of the season. When the invitation lands, you already know the raspberry dress works; you saw it on yourself weeks ago.