"Film Noir Fashions"

Embellished velvet dress, £4,000, by Giorgio Armani (020-7235 6232); earrings by Boucheron (020-7514 9170); bracelets by Bulgari (020-7872 9969) . Fashion by Daniela Agnelli.

Picture: Karen Collins

Dress, £1,735, fur shawl, £2,730, and gloves, £670, all Lanvin (020-7491 1839); diamond lace necklace, diamond bracelet set in platinum, and diamond deco bracelet set in platinum, all by Tiffany & Co (00800-2000 1122); diamond and ruby lace bracelet, Ritz Fine Jewellery (020-7409 1312).

Picture: Karen Collins

Red leather coat, £3,250, and leather belt, £155, both Prada (020-7647 5000); crocodile clutch bag, £1,200, Nancy Gonzalez, from Harrods (020-7730 1234); leather gloves, £670, Lanvin (020-7491 1839); fishnet tights, £12, Falke (mytights.com); shoes, £485, Lanvin, as before; pink-gold bracelet with diamonds and onyx, and yellow-gold ring with green quartz, both Bulgari (020-7872 9969).

Picture: Karen Collins

Fur knit jacket, £870, Gerard Darel (020-7487 5418); silk crêpe georgette blouse, £710, Viktor & Rolf, from Souvenir (020-7287 9877); wool tweed trousers, £475, Maria Grachvogel (020-7245 9331); animal-print beret, £330, Philip Treacy (020-7730 3992); black suede sandals, from £1,680, Hermès (020-7408 5343); crocodile clutch bag, Nancy Gonzalez, from Harrods (020-7730 1234); white-gold and diamond ring, and bracelet, Bulgari (020-7872 9969); diamond necklace, Boucheron (020-7514 9170).

Picture: Karen Collins
Cashmere and wool belted overcoat, £2,940, and lamb shearling reversible gauntlets, £425, both Donna Karan (020-7479 7900); charcoal flannel skirt, £485, Yves Saint Laurent (020-7493 1800); grey and silver hand-painted python bag, £1,515, Christian Dior (020-7172 0172); black fishnet tights, £12, Falke (mytights.com); shoes, £475, Donna Karan, as before; brooch, Erickson Beamon (020-7259 0202); gold necklace, Boucheron (020-7514 9170).

Picture: Karen Collins
Wool jacket, £626, and skirt, £308, both Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti (020-7235 2349); belt, from £125, Donna Karan (020-7479 7900); leather clutch, from £2,620, Hermès (020-7408 5343); diamond bracelet, Bulgari (020-7872 9969); fishnet tights, £12, Falke (mytights.com).

Picture: Karen Collins

(Daily Telegraph U.K.)

Film Noir is one of my absolute favorite genre's of movies. The women, be they the lethal femme fatale or the jaded vixen, simply "oozed" glamour. I see visions of Lauren Bacall, Lizbeth Scott and Joan Crawford when looking at the gorgeous clothing and jewelry featured here.