Suitable for black tie 'dos and cocktail evenings spent barside, a gothic-inspired piece is mysterious and mesmerising in equal measure. Dress: Ganni Cutout Velvet Midi Dress, £290, MYTHERESA ...

A fabric which divides the masses, velvet as a trend is nothing new and considering fashion’s recent fixation with the 90s we almost should have seen it coming.

Velvet just may be the fabric of the season. The sumptuous textile swathed the runways of fashion’s most popular designers in their Fall 2016 looks: Alberta Ferretti created a head-to-toe silk ...