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By Alice Olins

No Such Thing as Overdressed: The Party Season Edit

The best Christmas party outfits are the ones you’ll wear long after January: recycled lace, velvet tailoring, satin that moves when you do and a statement coat to throw over all of it. Whether you’re dressing for the work Christmas party or planning a New Year’s Eve outfit, you’ll find pieces to mix and match in a way that suits your style and feel ready to enjoy the season, all from £45.
By Alice Olins

No Such Thing as Overdressed: The Party Season Edit

The best Christmas party outfits are the ones you’ll wear long after January: recycled lace, velvet tailoring, satin that moves when you do and a statement coat to throw over all of it. Whether you’re dressing for the work Christmas party or planning a New Year’s Eve outfit, you’ll find pieces to mix and match in a way that suits your style and feel ready to enjoy the season, all from £45.
Fully Loaded Sequins, embellishment and sparkle, for the nights that deserve it.
ASOS Arrange Sequin Skirt
£160
Never Fully Dressed Naomi Trousers
£129
Club L Moonlit Embellished Mini Dress
£265
Odd Muse Sequin Maxi Skirt
£155
YAS Abelone 3D Detail Shirt at QVC
£90.50
Hush Diamante Millie Godet Skirt
£130
The Fold Pienza Sequin Skirt
£235
Meshki Estelle Fringed Top
£165
Lace Delights Romantic, a little gothic and far easier to wear than it looks.
Baukjen Caro Recycled Lace Midi Dress
£160 (reduced from £229)
Marks & Spencer Lace Midi Skirt
£72 (reduced from £90)
H&M Tie Back Lace Dress
£54.99
Mango Floral Lace Blouse
£49.99
Mint Velvet Black Pleated Lace Hem Midi Skirt
£120
Karen Millen Compact Stretch Lace Blazer
£114
Sister Jane Fern Fables Midi Dress
£115
Ro&Zo Kendall Lace Open Back Dress
£69
Night Time Tailoring A velvet blazer over anything is the most reliable outfit of the season.
Reiss Velvet Satin-Trim Suit Blazer
£290
Mint Velvet Metallic Mini Dress
£170
Club L Elasse Square-Neck Jumpsuit
£85
Nobody’s Child Black Celestial Embroidered Velvet Blazer
£179
Soeur Double Cuff Shirt
£275
Omnes Shirt and Trousers
£96
Anthropologie Bardot Hourglass Dress
£135
Nadine Merabi Beatrice Blazer
£325
“The Grand Entrance Faux fur, velvet or jacquard: the coat is the outfit.”
Monsoon Traffic People Duster Coat
£169
Boden Longline Velvet Coat
£249
De Savary Faux Pony Dalmatian Coat
£599
Tu by Sainsburys Collarless Faux Fur Jacket
£45
French Connection Mackenzie Teal Faux Fur Coat
£150
Farm Rio Burgundy Bold Flowers Coat
£410
Marks & Spencer Per Una Faux Fur Oversized Cropped Jacket
£68
Erica Davies X Wyse Satin Trench Coat
£295
Liquid Satin The easiest, most comfortable way to make an effort.
Jigsaw Recycled Satin Shirt
£119
Nobody’s Child Satin Linda Midi Dress
£119
Next Gold Metallic Maxi Skirt
£78
Never Fully Dressed Olive Mila Shirt
£99
Rails Romina Skirt
£218
Reformation Veya Silk Top
£148
Needle and Thread Evangeline Satin Long Sleeve Dress
£395
Vrg Grl Rae Satin Trousers
£115
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