From boardroom to bar: How do I dress for end-of-year parties?

An arsenal of accessories – from cute clutches to statement bangles – makes the difference between 5pm at the office and that 6pm cocktail.

Alemais’ Le Jardin resin ball and flat-backed bracelets.

Lauren SamsFin editor, deputy editor AFR Magazine and fashion editor

Dec 9, 2025 – 5.00am

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Question | Like many of your readers, I’m sure, I’ve been invited to several Christmas parties that start right after work. I really don’t want to go home – or lug an evening gown to the office – but I do want to dress up. Is there a solution? – Holiday Help

Dear Holiday,

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Lauren SamsFin editor, deputy editor AFR Magazine and fashion editorLauren Sams is the editor of Fin Magazine, The Australian Financial Review’s luxury quarterly edition. She is also the deputy editor at The Australian Financial Review Magazine and the fashion editor. She writes about the business of fashion and beauty.