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Meet the Party Jean – the answer to your New Year’s Eve prayers | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion


If you can’t be bothered with an LBD, opt for a classic that’s casual but shouts party pizzazz

There is a moment about halfway through Christmas dinner when the cracker hats have slipped askew, shoes been kicked off under the table and belts un-notched, that marks the official end of the season of Making An Effort. A frenzied month of putting on mascara in the work loos and shivering on the way home because you are wearing your fancy coat instead of your warm one is over, up in flames along with the Christmas pudding brandy. The prettiest pair of party jeans I’ve found are the Kenna High Rise by Pilcro (£148) from Anthropologie, which have a soft barrel leg shape and are embellished all over by tiny black bows.

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