Ditch red and green: The five runway-inspired Christmas looks taking over Irish homes

If you haven’t started thinking about decorations, we've done your homework for you. Here are all the catwalk-inspired ideas 

Gothmas doesn't have to be gloomy. Tablescapes can take elements of the trend for an alternative to colourful looks. Picture: April & The Bear

Any day now, we’ll walk into a shop and have our eardrums pierced by Mariah Carey belting out All I Want for Christmas Is You. From then on, expect Love Actually on repeat as there’s no avoiding the festive season countdown.

If you haven’t started to think about decorations and your preferred look, the trendsters have already done the legwork for you, but if Christmas is about rituals you’ve had for years, even generations, go for it. Somewhere in everyone’s Christmas, there’s at least one treasured tradition, and it’s non-negotiable, whatever the trends dictate.