Some nights genuinely call for sequins and there is no point pretending otherwise. A birthday that matters, a New Year’s Eve you actually care about, a party where you want to walk in and be seen rather than blend into the background. These are not occasions for a dress that plays it safe.

Sequins do something no other fabric does. They catch light as you move, which means the dress is never static, never flat. It reads differently across a room than it does up close and both versions are excellent. We have been particular about the ones we’ve chosen here. Fit matters enormously with sequins because the weight of the fabric tells the truth about the cut. We’ve gone for dresses that hold their shape, that fall well, and that look genuinely expensive rather than fancy dress.

Mini, midi, long and lean. Every silhouette that sequins actually suit is represented. Some are classic silver and gold. Some push into emerald, midnight blue, deep red. All of them are built for a specific kind of night. The kind you get dressed up for and then remember.