Here's my advice when shopping designer-for-high-street: what you want is a slice of the brand. Go straight for the best, tastiest cuts of pure Versace. It has to be this black leather dress with gold studs
Leather dress, £179.99 Photograph: PR
How to get a piece of the action without ending up in the same dress as every fourth woman in the room come Christmas party time? Accessories. Major earrings are hot right now. These will work with an LBD (see previous) but will also look good with a poloneck and a ponytail
Earrings, £19.99 Photograph: PR
Sleek, discreet and sexy. This pinafore dress is about as tomboy as Donatella gets. She'd wear it with all her platinum and mahogany-tan cylinders firing. We'd wear it with a scruffy ponytail, but the joy would be the same
Silk dungaree dress, £79.99 Photograph: PR
Look, there's no point buying a black tux jacket from this collection. You want leopard print and crazy patterns all at once. Plus, bomber jackets are so ghetto fabulous, no?
Bomber jacket, £79.99 Photograph: PR
Model and entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons once bought Gianni Versace's very own satin-duchesse bedspread. Channel your inner Kimora with this throw
Bedspread, £99.99 Photograph: PR
There's more than a touch of Greco-Roman opulence in this classic Versace pendant. Wear with all black
Necklace, £14.99 Photograph: PR
A total recall of the infamous 90s Versace campaign featuring Linda Evangelista. This will look great pared down with a white t-shirt
Silk skirt, £39.99 Photograph: PR
This summer's printed cocktail trousers seem so beta compared to these full on Gianni printed leggings. I'd wear with a black cable knit and black stilettos for an alternative party look with maximum voltage
Leggings, £24.99 Photograph: PR
All out palm tree print a bit wacky for you? Go for a subtler ping of the tropical with this silk scarf
Silk scarf, £24.99 Photograph: PR
I am all about embracing interesting cocktail trousers for men. These also come in pink and monochrome print. Pare down with a boring jumper
Trousers, £34.99 Photograph: Pr