Stylish looks for the party season, whether you’re attending a glamorous black tie affair or a more intimate occasion, for him and for her

Compiled by Jayne Braben

Stockists (Cheshire)

Ede & Ravenscroft: www.edeandravenscroft.co.uk

Escada: 0207 245 9800

Angela Beer, Bramhall

Gina Bacconi: 020 8438 2000

Andrea Claire, Cheadle Hulme; The Address, Congleton; Tara’s Couture, Crewe; Vicki Allen, Hale; Broadbents, Knutsford and Warrington; Jean Gallimore, Macclesfield; Helen Winterson, Marple; Hoopers, Wilmslow

Gold: 0207 636 2789, www.gold.ie

Shelley H Fashion, Ashton on Mersey; Andrea Claire, Cheadle Hulme; Crissan, Cheadle Hulme; Tara Couture, Crewe; Jean Gallimore, Macclesfield; Susie Blues, Poynton and Sale; Helen Winterson, Stockport

Jaeger: 0845 051 0063, www.jaeger.co.uk

Stores in Altrincham, Chester, Ellsemere Port, Knutsford, Liverpool, Manchester and Wilmslow; House of Fraser in Manchester; Harvey Nichols in Manchester

James Lakeland: www.jameslakeland.net

Helen Winterson, Marple; Susie Blues, Poynton; Si Belle, Tarporley; Hoopers, Wilmslow

Joseph Ribkoff: 0800 294 3373

Angela Beer, Bramhall; Andrea Claire, Cheadle Hulme; Tara’s Couture, Crewe; Rigouts, Culcheth; Vicki Allen, Hale; Sue Huntington, Heswall; She Devil, Newcastle-under-Lyne; First Impressions by Gail, Stalybridge

Kate Cooper: 0207 636 2789, www.katecooper.ie

Linea Raffaelli: www.linearaffaelli.com

Angela Beer, Bramhall; Papillon, Tarporley; The Dressing Rooms, Penketh

Marc Cain: www.marc-cain.com

Angela Beer, Bramhall; She Devil, Newcastle-under-Lyne

Moss: www.moss.co.uk

Vera Mont: 020 7411 0322

Si Belle, Tarporley and Wilmslow

Stockists (Lancashire)

Ede & Ravenscroft: www.edeandravenscroft.co.uk

Escada: 0207 245 9800

Angela Beer, Bramhall

Gina Bacconi: 020 8438 2000

Lime Tree, Barrowford; Butterflies, Blackburn; Foxy Lady Fashions, Carnforth; Chique of Cleveley’s, Cleveleys; Peep In, Chadderton; Seasons, Clitheroe; Flamingo, Preston; Dress with Finesse, Rossendale; Maureen Cookson, Whalley; Aubergine, Wigan; Lady, Wigan, Riva Fashions, Wigan

Gold: 0207 636 2789, www.gold.ie

Chique of Cleveleys, Cleveleys; Seasons House of Fashion, Clitheroe, Rene’s, Lancaster; Cudworths of Lytham, Lytham; Charles Vermont, Oldham; Flamingo, Penwortham; Canopy, Prestwich; Butterworth Jones, Rawtenstall; Fine Feathers, Tarleton; Barbaras of Standish, Wigan; Maureen Cookson, Whalley

Jaeger: 0845 051 0063, www.jaeger.co.uk

Stores in Liverpool, Manchester and Southport; House of Fraser, Manchester; Harvey Nichols, Manchester

James Lakeland: www.jameslakeland.net

Seasons, Clitheroe; Margee, Lancaster; Maureen Cookson, Whalley

Joseph Ribkoff: 0800 294 3373

Flamingo, Penwortham; Checkmate, Whalley; Aubergine, Wigan; Lady, Wigan

Kate Cooper: 0207 636 2789, www.katecooper.ie

MEA Fashion, Bolton; Vanessa Merle, Burnley; Margee, Lancaster; Peep In, Oldham; Jules Turner, Penwortham; JR Taylor, St Annes; Butterworth Jones, Rawtenstall; Maureen Cookson, Whalley

Linea Raffaelli: www.linearaffaelli.com

Marc Cain: www.marc-cain.com

Renes Lapelle, Lancaster; Marc Cain, Southport

Moss: www.moss.co.uk

Vera Mont: 020 7411 0322

Annabelles, Cockermouth; Sunday Best, Rawtenstall