Main character energy
Fretting about your festive entry? Helpfully Taller Marmo — helmed by the Milan-based Riccardo Audisio and Yago Goicoechea on a mission to make "every woman feel extraordinary" — has just launched its first online store. It’s the perfect pit stop for all your feather-edged fancies and sequin drenched pieces, imbued with a reassuring decadence. "Our goal is to keep pushing the envelope for eveningwear and make it modern without falling into clichés like being edgy, trendy, classic or feminine. We think about how the 20-year-old and 60-year-old will experience the same dress," they say. Their dramatic pieces are the ideal way to make sure you look the best at any bash in town. What more could a party girl want?
From £475, tallermarmo.com
Showtime shopping
If you’ve been desperate to live out all your Sally Bowles fantasies then thank Selfridges for bringing your dreams into sharp relief. Cradle a Moët & Chandon cocktail while dancers from Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club provide intermittent performances throughout the day and night at the fourth-floor pop-up bar. Book now to avoid sad times.
The Kit Kat Club at Selfridges opens 29 November, selfridges.com
Modern classic
However you feel about fast fashion, when one of our favourite independent brands strikes up an affordable off-shoot collection, we’re all ears. Studio Nicholson, the quietly mighty east London label has followed up last year’s step into Zara’s world with a collaboration incorporating men’s, women’s and homeware. Its creative director, Nick Wakeman, brings her deft skill for minimal design and thoughtful process to the high street giant. On staying true to her principles, Wakeman says that “fabrication is the cornerstone of the Studio Nicholson brand and together we have worked on sourcing the highest calibre of materials for the collection. They’re innovative, challenging and really quite special.” Alongside organic cotton trench coats, wool trousers and recycled cashmere knits you’ll find scrunchy leather clutch bags and Wakeman’s favourite, a marble table lamp with paper shade.
Out 25 November, from £29.99, zara.com
Denim barbie
No, not that one. Actress and former ES Magazine cover star Barbie Ferreira has debuted her first capsule collection with Levi’s, which she’s pitching as “somewhere between a dark fairytale and a nostalgic dream.” Find her sexy style-eye on lace-up flares and corset tops, grungy yellow pleated skirts, mesh tops, oversized bunny-graphic T-shirts and witchy long coats. Plus, it’s all available up to a size 22.
Barbie Ferreira x Levi’s, from £45, levis.com
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