Stepping out of the shade: Choose colour for this years festive partywear

Stepping out of the shade Forget ‘The Little Black Dress’ – partywear this festive season is all about colour, writes
If you’re a colour-phobe who dipped a toe into pastels this summer but have been relishing the idea of retreating back into your comfort zone for winter, then look away now. Fashion’s dalliance with colour has picked up pace this season, dialing up the drama with colours even more vibrant and plentiful. Where one or two trend colours have prevailed in seasons past (witness the ubiquity of red last winter, or the dominance of lilac this spring), the fall collections were kaleidoscopic, electrified by jolts of blue, yellow, orange and red.