Key fashion trends of the season: Embellished

Black duchesse dress with gold embroidery detail, £3,795 Carved boots, £2,195 As the last of the Christmas glitter settles on the carpet, our thoughts turn to New Year's Eve outfits. This year we are embracing embellishment, taking this exquisite Alexander McQueen dress as our starting point. With considerably less cash in our post-present buying pocket, we are heading out to find looks for less. Here's our pick of the best Both from alexandermcqueen.com Photographer: Jason Hetherington Fashion editors: Jo Jones and Helen Seamons Hair and makeup: Juliana Sergot Model: Victoria at Models 1 Photograph: Jason Hetherington Dress, £120 We love this beaded flapper dress from Asos's super Revive collection. Make it the centrepiece of your party season wardrobe - it works with black opaques and nude sandals. Keep accessories minimal or you risk looking like a Christmas tree Asos Revive from asos.com Photograph: PR Dress, £50 Take advantage of the early store markdowns and snap up this gem of a dress. Not only is it embellished, it is also ahead of the game with its pleated skirt (pleats will be HUGE for summer). Wear now under the mistletoe and in July for summer drinks with bare legs and delicate flat sandals. Buy it! Now! From warehouse.co.uk Photograph: PR Dress, £90 We love the nod to Miu Miu with the embellished detail and we adore the Warehouse "Exclusive10" range. Wear with opaque tights and ankle boots for a cool party look From warehouse.co.uk Photograph: PR Dress, £80 Super elegant with eyepopping gold embellished detail, this dress is a steal at this price and is sure to turn heads on New Year's Eve From monsoon.co.uk Photograph: PR Skirt, £85 We are in a good position to talk this skirt up, as we already own the silver version and vogue.com took our picture while wearing it at a Dolce & Gabbana show! Need we say more? From topshop.com Photograph: PR Skirt, £198 Embellishment for the understated dresser. There's a subtle matt gold trim to this velvet and silk miniskirt. We'd wear it with a black silk evening tee, black opaques and ankle boots By Diane Von Furstenberg from matchesfashion.com Photograph: PR Top, £70 This elegant nude top works perfectly with slim cigarette pants and sexy high heels. We love the playful V-back; this look is effortless and incredibly chic From topshop.com Photograph: PR Necklace, £24.99 A more refined shopper may prefer to wear this heirloom-inspired necklace with a classic cashmere sweater and pencil skirt for a nod to the sparkle trend From riverisland.com Photograph: PR Boots, £74.99 'Baby you're a firework', trills Katy Perry - and you will be in these fab Barbarella silver spangle ankle boots. For extra style points, choose neon pink nail varnish and leave the tights at home From riverisland.com Photograph: PR Shoes, £65 Christian Louboutin inspired, these stunning studded court shoes go with everything. Perfect for your ever-changing party wardrobe From next.co.uk Photograph: PR Clutch bag, £250 Anya Hindmarch, queen of the clutch bag, has come up trumps again with this divine midnight blue glitter number. So much more considered than black, we think By Anya Hindmarch from matchesfahsion.com Photograph: PR Vintage bag, £35 Sometimes you need to move away from the crowd and seek out an individual piece. A vintage purchase is just the ticket. We recently stumbled upon this website and love their selection of beaded evening purses. Remember they are all one-offs, so this may already have been snapped up From yourvintagelife.co.uk Photograph: PR