The business of style: 'A dress can change things for a girl'

It’s January. For some people that means post-Christmas blues and failed resolutions, but for dedicated followers of fashion, January means only one thing - awards season is upon us.

From now until the end of February, barely a day will go by when someone, somewhere isn’t getting an award for something.

There’ll be luncheons for the nominees, dinners for the winners, and the nail-biting moment when the Carpenter’s Guild of America decide if Casey Affleck’s off-screen antics should come between him and a little golden hammer.