Boldly staking a claim on both smart and casual dress codes, designer jumpsuits – and their shorter counterpart, playsuits – offer an instant outfit with staying power, bringing the same wardrobe prowess as your favourite mini and maxi dresses. Suiting styles that bring tailoring principles to after-dark events – think Maje and Max Mara – and black jumpsuits crafted from rich velvet and encrusted with sequins make perfect evening jumpsuits, while bright Missoni jumpsuits and linen and denim jumpsuits suit the summer months – just dress yours up or down with skyscraper heels or a pair of box-fresh trainers.