DESIGNER: Jenny Packham

INSPIRATION: The intellectual salons of 17th century Paris and the cultured women who filled them with their sharp whit and good taste. Away from the stifling protocols of court, these creative and enlightened women played out a social game where they alone set the rules.

TRENDS: Ornate embellishments, rich jewel tones, floaty chiffon, pants for evening, mock turtlenecks.

PALETTE: Midnight blue, scarlet red, cinnamon, black, white, and opal

WHO SHOULD WEAR IT: Katherine Heigl, Vanessa Hudgens and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman.

WHO WAS THERE: Kate Middleton, young royals, and young Hollywood.