What to Wear Now: Cocktail Party…

The Cocktail Party - a perfect opportunity to throw on the same old slinky black dress and strappy black heels.? Wrong. Sure, that’s a recipe to follow if you want to be swallowed into conformity and have people mistakingly call you Jane all night. This season, I suggest you tap into fashion’s sturdier side, with a black dress by See by Chloe (www.holtrenfrew.com) and pair it with chunkier, closed-toe Zara shoes (www.zara.com) that say “I-have-arrived-and-I-mean-business!” Sex it up a bit with a patent leather clutch (www.aldoshoes.com) and the most important accessory? A Fresh, clean face. Scrap back your hair into a wonderfully disheveled chignon and highlight your beautiful, fresh skin. That is, of course, given that you have beautiful, fresh skin. If not, there’s always the Gucci, heavily made-up Bowie look…