Dress code: Black Tie

These are the gowns you drool over, the kind that make you want to work out a the gym, give up chocolate, grow an inch taller, just to look that extra bit fabulous in one. Here are my picks of the season:

 Hot pink and draped at Andrew Gn.

 Bow front and bubble sleeves at Burberry Prorsum.

 Slinky and delicate at Derek Lam.

 Glittering with embellishment at Elie Saab.

 The neutral column by Elie Saab.

 Accessorised with a fur stole...

 OR leather gloves, at J. Mendel.

 Slit to the thigh at Monique Lhuillier.

Belted and sleek at Prabal Gurung.

 A sea of red...

 OR a fish-tail, at Zac Posen.