The 5 Items Our Editors Have on Their 2022 Wish Lists

Working at a fashion website has its benefits. We spend day in, day out inspecting the collections and trawling the internet for the items that are absolutely worth sharing with you. As you know, if you’re a regular reader, we try to cover a range across prices and brands—that might include picks from the high street we’ve seen our fellow fashion editors and influencers loving, investment buys that are truly worth your hard-earned cash or impressive lesser-known pieces from smaller independent brands we keep our eyes out for. 

The positive of this is we have a very good idea of what is going to work the hardest in a wardrobe. With budgets more considered and trends less predominant these days, finding those useful hero pieces is more important than ever. The collateral of this situation is that, as you can imagine, we end up with rather long wish lists for ourselves—and you can bet they’re full of the best of the best pieces around.

So as we head into the New Year, I asked our editors to whittle down their wish lists to just five items they want to buy in 2022 so I could share them with you. They came back to me with pieces that range from timeless classics to bolster their basics, like Hannah Almassi’s American Vintage midi skirt and Joy Montgomery’s COS trousers to fun statement pieces like Remi Afolabi’s Nanushka top and the tiger-print Reformation boots at the top of my list. Of course, our personal styles differ, but we all agree these are considered purchases ready to elevate your wardrobes in 2022. 

Keep scrolling to see what we picked and why.

HANNAH ALMASSI, EDITOR IN CHIEF, UK

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(Image credit: @hannahalmassi)

EMMA SPEDDING, EDITOR, UK

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(Image credit: @speddingemma)

MAXINE EGGENBERGER, ACTING ASSISTANT EDITOR, UK

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(Image credit: @maxineeggenberger)

JOY MONTGOMERY, SHOPPING EDITOR, UK

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(Image credit: @joy_monty)

REMI AFOLABI, VIDEO CONTENT CREATOR, UK

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(Image credit: @remiafolabi)

EMILY DAWES, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, UK

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(Image credit: @emilyjdawes)

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Emily Dawes
Affiliate Editor

Emily Dawes is the very definition of a fashion multi hyphenate. An editor, stylist and writer with over eleven years’ worth of experience in the industry, Emily is known for her impeccable taste, elegant outfit choices and being able to spot the next big thing in fashion from a mile off. Our readers loyally trust her advice and shopping suggestions; so much so she began her own column documenting the most expensive-looking pieces on the high street, which has become a top-performing piece of content for theBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing brand.

Emily has worked forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK since 2020 in a myriad as roles, spanning from contributing editor and branded content editor. Now, she holds the position of affiliate editor and is responsible for the brand’s overall affiliate strategy, ideation and content execution. Working closely withBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK’s affiliate manager, Emily has been instrumental in securing and nourishing brand partnerships, surpassing her goals as standard. Leading the team in tentpole shopping moments including Black Friday and Peak Trading, with Emily’s guidance and leadership, teamBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing is in a stronger affiliate position than ever before.

Prior to joining theBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing team, Emily served as YOU Magazine’s acting fashion editor where she managed the fashion team and oversaw all fashion content output for the fast-paced weekly title. Emily is a stylist in her own right, having worked with a slew of VIP clients including writer and television personality, Elizabeth Day, as well as styling and art directing several celebrity cover shoots for glossy print publication, Grazia. Her adept fashion knowledge means brands regularly sought out to work with her as a consultant: previously she has developed marketing and content plans for brands for Cocoon and Edge of Ember. Before entering the industry, Emily obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Studies with International Study from Nottingham University. Fun fact: Emily spent a year studying in America which saw her join a sorority during her time there.

When she’s not working or tracking down the chicest, new-in items to share with our audience, you’ll find Emily bestowing her East London home with her stylish flair, reading everything from the classics to cowboy romance novels and escaping to the country with husband, baby boy and dog, Roo, whenever she can.

Emily is currently on maternity leave.