The Style Desk

Waffle and Berry Magazine · October 2026 · Issue 01

The Style Desk   /   Dare to Be Different

Margot, the fictional editorial host of The Style Desk, in a black blazer and burgundy scarf.

Meet Margot

Good style has a point of view. Ours begins with curiosity: the line that catches your eye, the detail that changes a mood, the piece you reach for when you want to feel more like yourself.

Meet Margot, our fictional editorial host. At The Style Desk, she connects wardrobe notes, thoughtful gift edits and the places that inspire us. Consider this an invitation to look a little closer, not a rulebook for what to wear.

Another view of Nocturne Ribbons halterneck dress

After dark, in your own way

The opening edit begins with Nocturne Ribbons. Cream and burgundy sweep across black in a halterneck dress that lets the pattern lead. It is a study in contrast: expressive lines, an open back and a flowing silhouette.

Keep the rest of the story simple. A small bag, a quiet accessory, a favorite place to go. You do not need an occasion grand enough to earn the outfit. Sometimes getting dressed is how the evening begins.

Explore Nocturne Ribbons

Evening Petals halterneck dress, supplier product image

A different kind of evening

Evening Petals takes another route. An all-over botanical pattern carries the story across the dress, offering an alternative to Nocturne's sweeping ribbons. Two dresses, two points of view, and no need to choose a single version of yourself.

This is the beginning of The Style Desk: a considered edit, room for personality, and a reason to return.

Explore Evening Petals

The Style Desk · A fashion story

Waffle and Berry Red Carpet Night

An imagined AI-created fashion story. About our editorial imagery

The Waffle and Berry cast in coordinated individual looks for an imagined red-carpet fashion campaign.

A night with a point of view

Some nights begin with an invitation. This one begins with imagination. The Waffle and Berry cast steps into a world of expressive prints, thoughtful details and individual style. Margot follows the clothes from a red-carpet entrance to the quieter conversations around the table.

The point is not to dress alike. It is to share a little confidence: a sweeping pattern, a brighter color, a familiar silhouette seen in a new light. Between the posed portraits and candid-style moments, the clothes remain the story.

The clothes tell the story

Marcus, Simone, Grant, Claire, Adrian and Mei in an imagined lounge scene, wearing their consistent Tan Lines, Paisley, quarter-zip and New York looks.

Marcus keeps it easy in Tan Lines. Simone brings a graphic counterpoint in the Paisley Racerback Tank. Grant and Claire pair white quarter-zips with black trousers, while Adrian and Mei carry the New York print through the evening.

Look closer: Grant's white quarter-zip · Claire's white quarter-zip · Adrian's New York raglan · Mei's New York tank.

After the entrance

An imagined dinner conversation with the same six characters in the same outfits; Adrian wears the New York three-quarter-sleeve raglan and Mei the New York black tank.

The scene settles into conversation. Prints, gestures and small details carry the frame; the table is atmosphere, not the subject. An imagined evening, and another way to see the collection.

Next chapter: Cobalt and Solar

Away from the evening scene, a brighter wardrobe story begins. Explore the women's Cobalt tee and wide-leg velour pants, or the Solar tee and matching pants. Wear them as coordinated looks or make the pieces your own. These are a separate styling edit, not the outfits shown in the party photographs.

Keep reading: Dare to Be Different.