Thinking About Your Party Wardrobe? I Already Know the Best-Dressed Guests Will Be All About This Emerging Trend

Already confirmed.

By Shopie More3 November 2026

It's officially November, which means party season is mere moments away. So, if you're planning on seeing out the festivities in some of your best looks yet, now's a good time to start considering the silhouettes, textures and colourways you want to be stepping out in. Clearly, the celebrity style set are already thinking ahead. At last night's CFDA Fashion Awards, I spotted a handful of the best-dressed guests championing a partywear trend that I'm already certain the most on-trend dressers will be living in this season: gold.

Swanning down the red carpet, Anthony Vaccarello's Saint Laurent girls skipped ubiquitous LBDs in favour of gold metallic dresses and matching two-pieces.

Hailey Bieber wears a metallic gold jacquard two-piece to the CFA awards with gold strappy sandals.

Stepping out for the evening, Hailey Bieber was among the first to put me onto the trend, styling a gold jacquard two-piece from the collection. Fur-cuff detailing trimmed the sleeves of her top, while the coordinating knee-length pencil skirt kept the look polished and streamlined. Finished with gold strappy sandals, Hailey tapped into the wider ornate fashion trend in one of the chicest ways I've seen.

Joining her in Vaccarello's gilded vision, Zoë Kravitz emerged in a luminous two-piece crafted in a luminous shade of gold. This time, a high-shine finish and crocodile-inspired texture across the top gave the layered ensemble a more futuristic feel. Worn with pointed-toe heels in a matching metallic finish, Zoë's look was almost statuesque in its shine, instilling drama and glamour like a LBD never could.

Zoe Kravitz attends the 2026 CFDA Awards wearing a metallic gold two-piece with pointed-toe purple and gold heels.

Having seen gold take centre stage on the runway, and now the red carpet, I'm certain this luminous shade will be giving the LBD a run for its money this party season. If you're looking for a sure-fire way to look both polished and on-trend without trying too hard, read on to shop the gold dresses and two-pieces inspired by Hailey and Zoë's looks below.