Annmarie O'Connor: Shimmer into 2024 with these metallic looks

Champagne counts as a metallic, right?

If metallics offer a more flexible approach to festivities, you’ll want to check these out

When it comes to New Year’s finery, nothing quite beats the mettle of metallics. Although grand celebrations demand players like silver and gold, the taste for quiet luxury has seen platinum, pewter and bronze rise to the occasion. Equally, time-honoured textures like sequin, mesh and lamé now hold space with coated denim, matte foil and painted knits – freshman trends that offer low-key lustre. If metallics offer a more flexible approach to festivities, you’ll want to check these out.

Irish brand Manley’s two-tone ‘Blair’ skirt packs a punch with contrasting gold and silver leather panels set in a classic A-line silhouette. Wear with a classic white shirt and kitten heels or their co-ordinating leather t-shirt and sneakers.