What is your happiest place on earth? A black ribbed dress with a shimmering metallic panel down one side, leaning into a wall of frosted roses and pine on a grand, quiet London street.

Roopsi Bansal in a black ribbed dress with a metallic side panel, leaning against a wall of red and white roses on a grand London street lined with topiary trees

Black pointed heels, hoop earrings, and rows of trimmed topiary trees stretching down the pavement behind her — the kind of street that looks dressed up even before the Christmas florals go in.

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