Add a dash of colour to your little black dress, don’t shy away from sequins and opt for well-fitted jackets, designer Pawan Sachdeva shares what to wear for new year’s eve party
New year’s eve parties are some of the most stylish events of the year. Normal fashion rules normally go right out the window. Whether one chooses sequins, metallics or the little black dress, the key is to dress for one’s figure. Don’t follow fashion blindly. Opt for a style that suits your body type and also in sync with the place you are going to.
Night club party
Men: A nice coloured and well-fitted shirt or a V-neck T-shirt paired with jeans and add to it a velvet jacket with a satin pocket square. Or go in for a smart leather jacket. Complete the look with formal leather or suede shoes.
Women: Opt for colours like royal blue, dark pinks. You can match them with your black tights or skirts, if you want to or just flaunt a colourful one piece dress and do not just go in for lBD. If at all you have to then add a dash of colour and bling with makeup and accessories. Opt for a sequins mini for a daring look.
Outdoor party
Men: leather trench coat paired with leather pants. You can even pair them with well-fitted denims and winter boots
Women: Stick to dresses with capes. You can also go in for coloured or blingy tights or leather pants and pair them with stylish sequin with leather jackets and leather boots. If you are opting for a mini dress, top it with a jewelled tone blazer.
Formal wear
Men: Give a twist to your cass black and white tuxedo and stand out in a party. Opt for a monochromatic pattern instead of a plain black or plain white. And make sure you wear a bow tie. You can also go in for a well-fitted one button suit and add a dash of colour with your tie and pocket square.
Women: Flowy evening gowns or a one piece dress.
Colours and fabrics
Men: Experiment with colours and try burgundy, shades of green like jade, bottle green, rust, mustard, burnt orange, purple. Theses colours can either show on your shirt, t-shirt, blazer, jeans or even tie and a pocket square. If you are opting for black and white, then try to combine the two and create effects like monochromatic pattern.
Women: You need to stand out in the crowd, so don’t just stick to a little black dress or a bright red dress, your outfit should be trendy. And if you are opting for black and white, then try to combine the two and create effects like ombre, match black lace with nude colour. As far as fabrics are concerned, stick to hundred per cent fabrics, be it wool, leather, velvet, satin or silk.
Accessories and footwear
Men: For men with formal attire, wear black, brown or tan lace-up, slim and pointed leather shoes with jeans, match them with lace-up shoes in suede or leather and for an outdoor party opt for leather boots. For a formal look, accessories to look out for are ties, pocket squares, belts and shoes. For a less formal look, one can add mufflers, hat, stylish leather boots.
Women: For formal party, opt for a nice pair of heels preferably matching the outfit and not just plain black. It could be metallic or a coloured heel if you are opting for a black dress. For an outdoor party, leather boots will be a safer bet. For clubbing opt for a more comfortable pair of shoes. Don’t overdo with accessories. You must add a tingle of sparkle and colour to your look with accessory but stick to minimum.