RED-CARPET READY

A simple neckline requires extravagant jewellery

While it might be tempting to decorate your decolletage with a substantial necklace, the chicer solution, as illustrated by Eva Green, is to keep that area bare and bring the drama to your hands and ears instead. If you’re wearing black opt for bold colours and plenty of volume.

Eva Green in Chopard, by Pierre Arnaud

Don’t be afraid to coordinate

If you’re wearing a bold pattern the temptation can be to stick to diamonds so that the dress is the star. However, as Demi proves, sometimes it’s fun to match the colour of your jewellery to your dress. Keep it simple, though. Too many colours and you risk looking like a tinsel-covered Christmas tree.

Demi Moore in Chopard, by Stéphane Feugère

Sequins are still stylish

If you don’t want to do “girly” but still want something a little bit disco, then take inspiration from Greta Gerwig and go for structural sequins. The deep v might not be for everyone, but the shoulder pads most certainly are. Pair with diamonds, naturally.

Greta Gerwig in Chopard, by Stéphane Feugère

Ties are optional. Watches are not…

We’ve seen men playing fast and loose with suiting over the past few years from loose ties to no ties to sometimes no shirt. Ditching the tie, as Mr Hemsworth has, gives an insouciance to tailoring that makes it seem less serious. As for which watch to wear, that’s up to you.

Chris Hemsworth in Chopard, by Stéphane Feugère

Sheer is not going away anytime soon

Every starlet worth her red-carpet appearance will, at some point, go sheer. We’ve seen sheer skirts with obligatory Bridget-Jones style knickers underneath at Venice, see-through tops (a particular favourite of Florence Pugh, and barely-there dresses (reality stars at TV awards). This “underwear as outwear” on Isabelle Fuhrman taps into the trend without the need for nipple covers.

Isabelle Fuhrman in Chopard, by Marc Ninghetto

Mix classic suiting with a bold watch

As an older gent, Kevin Costner has wisely made the decision to keep it classic on the red carpet until it comes to his watch. This L.UC Heritage Grand Cru has an interesting tonneau-shaped pink-gold case, rather daring fusée style hands, and a movement that is perfectly shaped to the case; something that is very rare in watchmaking.

Kevin Costner in Chopard

Black and white is always right

Whether you need to be dressed to the nines or just keeping it chic, you can’t beat this combination. It works at every age. It can be easily adapted to any occasion and means your jewellery can take centre stage. Go big on the diamonds like Viola Davis, or keep it simple, like Peggy Gou, with bold sapphire earrings, a subtle bracelet stack. And an old festival band…

Peggy Gou and Viola Davis in Chopard