As Christmas approaches and the threat of frost hangs over every head, the urge to bury ourselves under a mountain of wool is strong. However, as the party season begins to glitter in the foreground, the lust for glimmer and glamour gets far more pronounced and we suddenly feel like that River Island beaded crop top is totally appropriate for winter. Herein lies the dilemma – cozy or couture? In this final issue of the semester we look at some of the enchanting looks from Miss Selfridge and Louis Copeland and see if risking the cold is worth it.
The party season 
hosts a mix of events: from balls and galas to birthdays and club nights, we have a look for every occasion. Chisom sports a gorgeous pastel pink maxi dress with a heavily beaded bodice that accentuates her waist, hips and shoulders. This gives her the all coveted s-shape that flatters and highlights the wearer’s best features. However, the dress retains a feminine swish in the tulle finish that is so chic this season. Similarly, Sally wears a black maxi with iridescent beadwork in various shades of aquamarine, plum and silver. The beading spans the length of the dress and acts as an illuminator touching off all aspects of her form. It gives a subtle luminescence to the look that allows the dress to look constantly changing under different lights. The silhouette is drawn a lot tighter, with little movement in the garment to really emphasise the contoured nature of the dress. Both dresses are so heavily beaded that they require little embellishment, but a silver bangle or gold sparkly studs never go amiss.
The Menswear formal look is cut evenly between suit and tux. Dave is dressed in a traditional tuxedo with satin trimmed lapels, a white close-fit cotton shirt and black front seamed trousers. Paired with a velvet bowtie and a well-kept beard, this look is 007 classic and is one of the most enduring looks of all time. The look can be played up by changing the colour of the shirt or bowtie and by adding a pair of cufflinks. Mackenzie wears a much more relaxed blue suit paired with a white shirt. He keeps the look casual by opening the top buttons of the shirt and keeping the jacket unbuttoned. The sharp tone of the blue highlights the olive tone of his skin and plays against the subtlety of his shirt to give a crisp yet informal feel to the look. However, this look is easy to formalise by either adding a simple tie, or going the whole shebang and adding a waistcoat and some gold-tone cufflinks.
Our final looks are some sophisticated club looks that can be worn all throughout the season without ever losing their charisma. Sally’s dress shimmers in true 1920s flapper style, with flowery appliques and a cascade of teardrop beads that shimmer and shift with every movement. The high-neck of the dress keeps the looked refined in navy and pearlescent tones that complement her icy blue eyeshadow and strawberry pink lips. Chisom sports a black round-necked mini-dress with sequin embellishment around the neck and a sheer v-shaped cut-out to the chest. Daring and divine, the dress swi
tches between silver and onyx in Aztec blocks and shines brighter than any diamond under light. It accents Chisom’s soft skin and draws attention to her waist in one high-knitted motion. Her shimmering magenta eye shadow and full berry-rich lips give a spark of colour to this monochromatic look.
All in all, this winter is primed for perfection with the daring pieces slowly flooding retailers. From sultry sequins to glimmering glitter, there’s no doubt that while you may not be cozy by the time the frosts roll out, you’ll definitely be spectacular.
Photographer: Dmytro Moyseyev
Make-Up Artist: Roxana Melut
Models: Chisom Aghamelu, Dave Zog Muller, Sally Mc Hugh, Mackenzie
Mirahmadi.
Suppliers: Miss Selfridge & Louis Copland.
Stylist: Lucy Coffey
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