I style Ascot's winter fashion and here's how YOU can stay looking chic in the cold from just £12 (and how to tell if you're wearing the WRONG coat)

I style Ascot's winter fashion and here's how YOU can stay looking chic in the cold from just £12 (and how to tell if you're wearing the WRONG coat) By Alice Hare Published: 12:19, 3 November 2024 | Updated: 12:42, 3 November 2024 e-mail View comments Hear the word ' Ascot ' and what springs to mind? The top hats and tailcoats of June's Royal Ascot, no doubt. But this year, for only the second time ever, arguably the world's most famous racecourse has released a 'jumps season' lookbook – the winter equivalent of their iconic summer dress guide. I was thrilled to be asked to style it – I adore all the sumptuous fabric and elegant high necks of winter fashion.

And just as Ascot's June lookbook provides all the summer event dressing inspiration one could need, I hope the winter version will be useful for every woman seeking to look chic in the cold. We all have a memory of shivering through a winter wedding, yet nothing kills an outfit more quickly than the wrong coat and boots. The good news? The racing set have long known this.

From bonfire night to Christmas markets, here's their secrets to getting occasionwear right this winter...

Forget the dress, you need a party coat For her: Coat, £999, ridleylondon.com; dress, £650, lucievaclav.com; boots, £499, lkbennett.

com; bow, £50, camillaking.co.uk; earrings, £1,700, kiki.

co.uk; bracelet, £440, tillysveaas.com The right coat is essential for any party.

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