2018’s PARTY SWITCH-UPS

THERE ARE MANY things you should not take advice on from celebrities: tattoos, taxes, the appropriate time frame to go from ‘casually dating’ to married. But party dressing is one area where the A-list get an A+. Thanks to the red-carpet conveyer belt of premieres and awards ceremonies, it’s party season all year round for celebrities, albeit with fewer sausage rolls and more Tracy Anderson-honed limbs.

Take Victoria Beckham. She was once a devotee of the little black dress, but is now championing the white tux as her party season staple. Wearing a design from her own label to an awards ceremony in Los Angeles last week, VB made a compelling case for the white suit. And she’s not alone – Lupita Nyong’o and Emma Stone have also worn them for glitzy events recently (according to Lyst, searches for white tuxedos spiked 53% last week). The key is to go for a sharp cut, and swap buttonedup blouses for barely-there camis – or even better – nothing at all.

So why did VB look so good? Well, in short, the pared-back glamour of the suit rang true with her own sleek style. Sticking to what you know is the key to looking – and feeling – great right now. Party season is beset with pressure: pressure to have fun, pressure not to have too much fun, pressure to cram in dozens of events in a week, and pressure to look good while you’re doing it. The secret to pulling it off is not to overhaul your look completely but to update it. So without further ado, here are the easy style switches you need to nail party-dressing 2018 style. Don’t wait up.