Looking Hot for the Party Season - Three Tips

With Christmas and New Year coming up, the next few weeks are likely going to bejam-packed with dinners, after-work parties and fun nights out with the girls.You'll need a sufficient supply of dresses to keep you looking fresh and glamorous. Here are three tips to help you make the right decisions when shopping for outfits this holiday season.

Drapery

In years passed, it was fashionable for women to wear tight, figure hugging items;clothes almost needed to look like a second skin. What's more recently become popular with designers and editors instead is a fabric that falls in a drape.Swanky draping can take many forms. Cascading satin in bold colours have been emerging all over the high street. A draped neckline can make a basic T-shirtlook more elegant. And a side-draped skirt can look loads more sophisticated than a mini or bubble shape. Putting your drapes centre stage can really turn you into a party star.


Lace

Lace is no longer simply being used for frills and trimming. Whether it's a camisole, A-line skirt or blazer, lace is dominating single pieces and also forming the basis for a designers inspiration. At London fashion week in September, for example, the reign of the block-colour legging was replaced by the lacelegging. Tipped as a fashion favourite for 2010, retailers are using toughened up lace to make it more durable. In contrast to the hard-edged, urban,warrior-like tailoring of this season, lace promises to offer a softer, more feminine aesthetic choose lace and look appropriately angelic this Christmas.

The Sequin

Last year, sequins were everywhere. On the catwalks, in magazines and on the highstreet, everyone seemed to be donning some kind of sparkle. Though the crazefor them is beginning to wane, sequins are inevitably going to be popular in the coming months, with sparkles and tinsel such a mainstay of festive cheer.Whatever your sparkle tolerance, there'll be a sequinned item that will suit you, from subtle sequin and beaded embellishments and accessories to thefull-on sequin mini-dress. And if you don't want to be too girly, you might choose to wear a pair of shiny harem-trousers or sequin leggings. Choose sequins this Christmas for instant party appeal.