, to an M&S sequin blazer and skirt (£19 for four days) at Hirestreet. From next week, you can borrow a tongue-in-cheek party bag from Anya Hindmarch (from £42 for four days), or try an LK Borrowed subscription, which allows you to borrow two LK Bennett pieces at a time, as frequently as you like, for £79 a month - perfect for raising your post-work party style game. You could make use of your existing wardrobe too. A trouser suit you once wore for work could be teamed with a silky blouse in a similar hue to reflect a current trend known as colour drenching. An old LBD just needs a pair of black 20 denier polka dot tights to bring it into 2022 (I like M&S's £8 pair), and the metallic pleated midi skirt you bought circa 2012 would look very chic with a tailored blazer and knee-high boots. Nor do you need to spend much on jewellery to give your look a lift - but keep it proportional to the drama of the outfit: a bold dress with tiers and ruffles doesn't need much in the way of accessories, but a pair of statement earrings could make a slinky shirt and wide-legged trousers look seriously glam with very little effort. If you do have the funds for somethin){kind=link}
It’s time to embrace the glitz and update your going-out wardrobe for the festive season – these three women have got it nailed
You’ve been invited to a party. And another party. And a drinks thing, and cocktails with old friends … All of a sudden you’ve got a full diary of festive fun and only a few somewhat uninspiring party dresses that you haven’t worn since pre-lockdown. not a clue what to wear. ‘Tis the season for dressing up and that dusty, shapeless black dress you swore to yourself that you’d wear for every formal do until the end of time won’t cut it.
Britons spend around £2.4 billion on party outfits that they won’t re-wear, according to environmental charity Hubbub. Not ideal when the mere sight of a heating bill triggers an anxiety spiral.
One solution is rental. The offering is vast, from dresses by Princess of Wales-approved brands The Vampire’s Wife and Self-Portrait at My Wardrobe HQ and Hurr Collective (from around £10 per day), to an M&S sequin blazer and skirt (£19 for four days) at Hirestreet. From next week, you can borrow a tongue-in-cheek party bag from Anya Hindmarch (from £42 for four days), or try an LK Borrowed subscription, which allows you to borrow two LK Bennett pieces at a time, as frequently as you like, for £79 a month – perfect for raising your post-work party style game.
You could make use of your existing wardrobe too. A trouser suit you once wore for work could be teamed with a silky blouse in a similar hue to reflect a current trend known as colour drenching. An old LBD just needs a pair of black 20 denier polka dot tights to bring it into 2022 (I like M&S’s £8 pair), and the metallic pleated midi skirt you bought circa 2012 would look very chic with a tailored blazer and knee-high boots.