Slim, a clean line from collar to hem

Liana wears an ivory silk shirt open at the collar and carries a French novel in her bag. Patricia layers a camel coat over a floral wrap dress and paints the canals in watercolour. Margo, at 31, prefers a velvet evening jacket with wide trousers and a single antique brooch, and practises piano most evenings.

Cindy keeps a crisp white shirt and bare wrists for walks through De Pijp with a camera. Vanessa favours wide linen trousers and a navy knit for a slow Sunday. Lucy chooses flowing satin with one fine silver drop, and Stacy carries the edit into the night with a silver slip dress under black leather.

Slim frames can carry fabrics and cuts that would overwhelm others, yet the women of this edit rarely take advantage of it. They choose fewer pieces, better cut, and let proportion speak. It is precisely the quality an editor looks for when casting a monochrome story, and it translates beautifully to a quiet restaurant, a concert hall or a hotel suite with the curtains half drawn.

Slim companions suit settings where clothes are seen from a distance: a premiere, a reception, a walk across a grand hotel dining room. For longer journeys, several of these women pack lightly and travel with ease, which makes the travel companion format a comfortable fit. For an evening with a printed dress code, Karolina, Samanta and Violetta are the obvious names.

Softer plans belong to the romantics and the easy spirits. Liana and Patricia suit a candlelit table, Cindy and Vanessa a daytime walk that becomes dinner, and Lucy a rooftop on a clear night.

Ten names can be a lot to weigh. A simple approach is to decide first whether the evening is formal, romantic or relaxed, then read the three or four profiles in that group. Temperament will settle the rest. Karolina is discreet and witty, Samanta composed and curious, Violetta reserved until she laughs. Liana listens, Patricia notices, Margo observes. Cindy, Vanessa, Lucy and Stacy each bring a lighter energy, from sunny to dreamy to quick and bold. When two profiles still compete, the coordinator will tell you which woman is free at your hour, and that often decides it.

Six members also belong to the tall collection. Cindy represents the blonde edit, Patricia the auburn and red line, and Margo and Violetta are two of the four women in the 30 and over band. The ten are spread evenly across the four inner districts, from Amsterdam Centrum out to Oud-Zuid.