RUFFLES

Meet your 2017 fashion muse… the flamenco dancer emoji (AKA shorthand for ‘going out-out’), because 80s-esque oversized ruffles have made their return. Wallflowers need not apply.

Worn loud and proud, mega-ruffles are your shortcut to ostentatious dressing – by day or night. Their exaggerated proportions also = instant Instagram likes.

But a word of warning if you’re styling up your ruffles and don’t want to look like a retro toilet cover doll: “Ruffles add volume so you must take care to balance out proportions so they flatter your figure,” says Chan.

“Play with volume on either the top or bottom – never both – so you don’t get swallowed up by fabric!”

PVC

You don’t need to need to have ‘niche’ interests to engage in a bit of PVC – or ‘vinyl’ if you want to sound more street. The so-shiny-you-can-actually-see-your-reflection fabric has found its way beyond Fifty Shades kinky stuff.

“I adore the trend for vinyl and PVC – it looks so sleek and edgy,” says writer and stylist Alexandra Fullerton. “I wore Topshop’s Jamie jeans in vinyl during London Fashion Week with an army surplus shirt and pink Saint Laurent heels, and never had so many compliments!”

How you style your PVC is all-important so you look less Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, more ‘yes’ Angelina Jolie off-duty. “The best way to wear vinyl is dressed down, to keep it from looking like a Halloween costume,” Alexandra advises. “Distressed denim, khaki twill or chunky knitwear are all the perfect foil for the ultra-sexy fabric.”

SLOGAN TEES

From Gucci’s keep-it-simple, er, ‘Gucci’ logo to Dior’s thought-provoking ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ (Rihanna and J-Law approved), 80s-style slogan tees are having a m-o-m-e-n-t.

Don’t say it with flowers, say it with a T-shirt. Expressing yourself via a slogan emblazoned across your bust is the way to go for 2017.