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Choose rich, jewel-toned colours and add elaborate gold jewellery to capture the opulence of the Gupta period

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In Sportmax feminine sensuality colluded with avant-garde silhouettes, while in Max Mara silhouettes are prepared for the intense cold

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Carole Middleton Mother-of-the-bride Carole Middleton, 62, who was clearly bursting with pride, wore a blush pink coat dress by Catherine Walker (another Kate favourite) with covered buttons that she teamed with a wide brimmed hat

When worn with black knee-high boots, a simple black shift dress feels like a meeting point between the minimalism of the 1990s and the exuberance of the 1960s