Tips for the boys Giles Hattersley gives five great tips for men’s party wear this season...

From desk job to diva Swap your office look for a more seductive style this winter, says Julia Robson.

Dynamic do Revamp your look with a simple but sophisticated DIY hairstyle says Chloe Rhodes.

Ask Hilary Hilary Alexander on a fleece dressing gown, a black coat like Judge John Deed’s, a RM Moon dress and mail order bras…

Hand bags and glad rags Ditch your heels and denim – glamour rules the party circuit now, says Hilary Alexander.

Dress code: evening bags and glad rags Ditch your jeans, heels and camisole - glamour now rules on the party circuit, says Hilary Alexander.

Amanda Harlech: a charmed life She has brains, beauty, a rambling Shropshire farmhouse - oh, and a grace-and-favour suite at the Ritz in Paris. And yet, says Justine Picardie, its hard to hate Amanda Harlech, now a budding novelist as well as a fashion empress.

Amelia Earhart: missing in action When the pioneering aviatrix Amelia Earhart disappeared over the South Pacific in 1937, her reputation as fearless adventurer was assured forever. As a new book of pictures is published celebrating her daring and determination, Kate Summerscale salutes a woman both beautiful and brave.

Mauro Orietti-Carella: Croc of gold Mauro Orietti-Carella has given a tired old handbag brand a facelift by injecting crocodile and snakeskins with Botox. But not everyones happy about it. Kate Finnigan meets the controversial bag doctor.

And the style Oscar goes to… Stellar McCartney Hilary Alexander hails the creative geniuses who won the British Fashion Awards.