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Designers have tapped into the maximalist approach to dressing, showing runways heavy on the glitz and glamour season after season, demonstrating how the sequin dress has become a modern mainstay, and why it should be in your regular closet rotation

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Photography: Gregory Michael King The 1950s velvet cape that started its life as a coat goes with absolutely everything in my wardrobe and is my number one piece in autumn

In 1804, Napoleon declared the Empire, becoming Emperor, and he revived the luxury and pomp of the ancien rgime , instituting lavish court dress once again