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A taste for fashion • As chaotic, clashing and unexpected styles fill the catwalks, Sara McAlpine explores fashion’s appetite for more challenging trends – and who gets to decide what is tasteful now

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In the red • The Tomato Girl won’t be going away anytime soon thanks to the Little Red Dress, which emerged as the showstopper of the runway season. Ruby reds, scarlets and crimsons bled on to the runways at Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana, Isabel Marant, Nensi Dojaka, Fendi and more. The shock of colour has come as a refreshing mood-booster in an otherwise quiet-hued season (hello, 50 shades of beige). Move over Barbie pink, there’s a new shade taking over.

Introducing: Standing Ground • With geology as an unlikely inspiration, Michael Stewart’s gowns are revolutionising eveningwear

In conversation: Dolly Alderton • She’s become the nation’s most trusted voice on relationships, but the writer tackles a new perspective with her latest book that will surprise and delight

Sheer bravery • It’s time to set the feathers aside. The naked dress has replaced the plumed pyjama and marabou-trimmed kaftan as the street style set’s festive look of choice. No longer the uniform of the red carpet, sheer, boudoir-inspired pieces have taken over the party circuit. If you’re worried about feeling the cold, take notes from Nensi Dojaka and pile on a faux-fur coat. Or make like the Miu Miu woman and layer up the hosiery and bodysuits underneath.

Fashioning the party • How do Britain’s leading breakthrough fashion designers like to celebrate? Moët & Chandon brought them together to find out

Dark academia • Pop your collar as Emerald Fennell’s Oscar contender Saltburn ushers in a new wave of moody collegiate dressing. The twisted thriller follows an Oxford University underdog (Barry Keoghan) spending the summer with his eccentric, aristocratic classmate (Jacob Elordi), channelling the peak Britishness of Daniel Lee’s Burberry, with rugby shirts that could be straight off the JW Anderson runway. Studious by day, this trend parties by night in preppy silk miniskirts from Sandy Liang’s SS24 collection.

Cocktail hour • The diamond’s sparkle dominates this party season — in jewellery and on boots, bags and beyond. It’s the season to treat yourself, after all. Plus, don’t miss the chance to carry a work of art with a new take on an iconic Dior bag

Shine bright • Out with the gold and in with the new: silver, sparkle and all things that glitter reign supreme this season, in the form of bold pieces with an ice-cool energy

Carried away • A COCKTAIL BAG? A WORK OF ART? IN FACT, it’s both. Mickalene Thomas, the American contemporary artist and frequent Dior collaborator, has joined forces with Maria Grazia Chiuri to create this glamorous take on the Lady Dior bag. Festooned with beads, sequins, crystal fringe and the house’s trademark charms, this standout piece will add a deliciously extravagant twist to your party dressing.

Treat yourself • ’Tis the season for Santa, shimmer and, of course, gifts. And since no two friends are alike, finding the perfect present is a minefield. To help, here’s a curation of things guaranteed to bring delight to all

A quiet place • Shiv Roy is their style inspo, neutrals dominate their wardrobes and ‘tasteful’ is their favourite adjective. Make their hearts (quietly) sing with...