How Alexandra Leclerc Is Dressing for Her Mum Era, Still Wearing Diamond Studs

We need to talk about Alexandra Leclerc, because at this point pretending she isn't the it girl of Formula 1 is just denial.

Let's be honest: you don't need to follow Formula 1 to know her face. Half the people who could pick Alexandra Leclerc out of a crowd couldn't tell you what a pit stop is.

A diamond stud is the only piece of jewellery that never has to be reconsidered. It doesn't need the right neckline, because it sits above the neckline entirely. It doesn't need the right occasion, because it reads correctly at a gala dinner and at a petrol station at eleven at night. It doesn't date, because there is no version of it that was ever fashionable enough to become unfashionable.

She has entered the cool mum era with the same maddening lack of fuss. Picture her: a green tie-front top, matching skirt slit to the hip, hair slicked back into a low ponytail. A raffia bucket bag with strawberries embroidered up the side, the one playful touch. A fine gold chain rests at her hip. Deck of a boat, sun going down, bump out, not a stylist within forty nautical miles.

This is the thing about a good stud. Everything else in the picture is doing the work of the season. The studs are doing the work of the decade. Slick the hair back, leave the ears alone, and let the rest of the outfit be as loud or as quiet as the day calls for.