Harper's Bazaar UK

One of the world's most influential fashion titles, Harper's Bazaar has always been famous for its ability to blend inspiring fashion with intelligent features.Harper's Bazaar is for the sophisticated, discerning woman, bringing her a perfect mix of stunning fashion stories, informed arts coverage, informative beauty pages and strong, intelligent features every month.

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10 things we love • The actress Amita Suman models the season’s stand-out looks: sequined sets, silky slippers and scintillating gems

Ask Avrıl • Our fashion director Avril Mair answers your style conundrums and solves your sartorial headaches

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL • Dior’s Christmas collaboration with Harrods focuses on the finer detail

The gilded age • Pile on diamonds worthy of an heiress in a bejewelled fantasy harking back to the era of maximalism

Gold blend • Cartier’s coffee-inspired creations are the cream of the crop

A thing of beauty • Sustainably designed and supremely elegant, these Prada jewels will remain a joy for ever

Dear Father Christmas… • The ultimate festive wish-list for everyone in your life, from a beloved baby to a consummate hostess

The sybarite • Softly does it for the sensuous stay-at-home, who revels in luxurious textures and neutral shades. Install her on a cosy throne, wrap her in the finest Loro Piana cashmere, slip Ralph Lauren’s suede clogs onto her feet and light a scented candle…

The toastmistress • Jonathan Adler’s deco-style bar cabinet and Baccarat’s martini glasses will get the party started for the high-end hostess with the mostest. Adorn her finger with a spectacular Bulgari cocktail ring, and her table with Dolce & Gabbana’s chromatic flatware.

This charmingman • Ensure you arrive on New Year’s Eve on the arm of the party’s best-dressed guest by bedecking your stylish suitor in Tom Ford’s midnight-blue velvet smoking jacket and twinkling Cartier cufflinks, then raise a glass to his sartorial success with the Balvenie’s single malt.

The chic crusader • Championing a good cause has never been easier (or more elegant). Altruistic aesthetes will light up at the sight of Bulgari x Save the Children’s collaborative necklace and rejoice to receive Elizabeth Scarlett’s velvet clutch, which supports orphaned baby elephants.

The exhibitionist • Dramatic colours and surreal shapes are designed to delight the avant-garde gallery-goer. Loewe’s balloon shoes, Fendi’s Cubist knit and Chanel’s witty fruit-machine bag are all works of wearable art, and you can’t go wrong with a tasteful print.

The furry friend • Leopard-print shoes, zebra-stripe cushions, panther earrings or Van Cleef’s bejewelled cat clip? There’s something for every animal lover to go wild for, while her best friend is cosseted with Tod’s cosy bed and an Anya Hindmarch poo-bag holder…

The free spirit • Satisfaction is written in the stars when you treat your bohemian friend to Hermès’ celestial scarf or Gucci’s astrology-inspired bowl. A bottle of Sacred Mist from Kate Moss’ Cosmoss brand is just the right side of woo-woo.

The ice queen • For the woman who is always sparkling company, there’s no such thing as too many diamonds. Let her shine in floor-length silver Gucci and a Piaget necklace so dazzling she’ll need a pair of bejewelled sunglasses just to look at herself in the mirror ball.

The boy wonder • This Christmas, his wish list is characterised by a taste for the old-school: an LP (specifically, Arctic Monkeys’ latest album), a hardback (containing essays by Nick Cave, of course) and the bathroom classic of a soap-on-a-rope, rendered contemporary and covetable by Loewe.

The green goddess • Have an haute horticulturalist in raptures with...