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BEFORE we topple into a darkly beautiful world of black lace, satin and opulent jewel shades, as the dark nights draw in, we thought we'd explore the lighter side of the fashion world's love of old-time glitz A bit of maribou goes a long way to conjuring up visions of Veronica Lake at the Copa, but stick to eau de nil, dusky pink and dove grey shades if you want to channel Hollywood royalty. Anything else and people will mistake you for a member of a hen party. Aussie Collette Dinnigan's creations never fail to deliver when you need a showstopper of a gown, and when translated into slinky white satin, you know you're onto a surefire winner quicker than you can say Hello Harlow. With lace enjoying a revival, expect this boudoir favourite to turn up on more than your underwire brassiere and camisole. And with Agent Provocateur and Boudiche vying for your (and your lover's) attention, what better time to upgrade your lingerie drawer.
These gold metallic leather peep-toe slingbacks with embellished stone detail, GBP420, Prada at Kurt Geiger, House of Fraser, Glasgow (0141 221 3880), are indicative of where evening shoes are going this season. This type of shoe serves as a counterpoint to the dark and dangerous direction of daywear, with all the fripperies going into stepping out after dark in footwear that screams luxury and richness like never before. At the other end of the price scale, but still blinging marvellous, is this purple paste ring, GBP12, at Miss Selfridge (www. missselfridge. com), which more than makes up for its lack of genuine carats with its bedazzling gobstopper-sized dimensions. There is something enticingly surreal about this pink gloss plastic rose, GBP55, by William Chambers Millinery (www. williamchambers. co. uk). Chambers is an upcoming Glasgow based talent whose hats and headpieces are quietly garnering a loyal following, with his work in leather, plastic and latex being particularly of note this season.See the full content of this document
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