B is for Emily Blunt A firm fashion favourite since nailing the role of Meryl Streep's spiky assistant in The Devil Wears Prada, Blunt looks set to dazzle again playing a "feisty, romantic" Queen Victoria in her first lead role. Scripted by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Martin Scorsese, The Young Victoria will open at the end of the year.
C is for Calvin The designer who's forever obsessed with youth now has to admit to 40 years in the fashion business (Klein, 66, made way for designer Francesco Costa in 2003). Proving nothing will ever come between hot youth and its Calvins, model Garrett Neff and actress Kate Bosworth are the latest pair to strip to their smalls.
D is for Dunhill at Home, which, from spring, will house a barber's shop, spa, cinema, humidor, bespoke tailoring service and the private members' club Alfred's, all under one roof: the former Mayfair pad of the Duke of Westminster, at Bourdon House, David Street.
E is for all things Ethical and Eco Last year was just a warm-up. Whether it's John Smedley's environmentally responsible T-shirt made in its Derbyshire mill from organic, Fair Trade, naturally-irrigated Peruvian cotton, or Ethiopian bags produced under the Taytu label (taytu.com), which is committed to making "Made in Africa" products desirable to Western consumers. Then there's Eco, a new store in Chiswick which, from next month, will sell everything from solar panels to eco-friendly wallpaper. Of course some customers might really be there to swoon over Colin Firth - one of Eco's directors (eco-age.com).
F is for Fuchsia The reign of fashion's hottest hue in years continues - whether in a Versace jersey gown, a Burberry Prorsum shift dress, or an M&S cotton mac.
G is for Gladiator-glam and Louise Goldin "Balenciaga's beaded gladiator sandal and Lacroix's take on Roman footwear will be copied everywhere come summer," says Grazia's plugged-in fashion news editor, Melanie Rickey. As for Goldin: "The London knitwear queen is the new Missoni," she says.
H is for Halston - the revival The sleek and sexy 1970s label renowned for dressing Liza Minelli and Bianca Jagger will relaunch this spring under the collective forces of movie boss Harvey Weinstein, Jimmy Choo's Tamara Mellon, Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe and ex-Versace designer Marco Zanini. On the horizon is Halston: The Movie, with Jude Law slated to play the louche designer.
I is for Ironic Parisian pop French MySpace phenomenon the Teenagers enter the real world in March with an album, while the glamorous Parisienne rapper Uffie and female threesome Yelle join the Gallic invasion. Suddenly, French singers are significantly sexier than their British equivalents. That hasn't happened since Sacha Distel.
J is for Jewellery, this year's "It accessory" - even Miuccia Prada thinks so. All the big brands do jewellery now - call it the answer to the luxury label chief executives' prayers, given that those money-spinning handbags have finally peaked. And Lara Bohinc, who designs for Cartier and has collaborated with Gucci, Guy Laroche and Lanvin, opens an exciting new store on Sloane Street, London, next month (larabohinc107.co.uk).
K is for King's College, London: seat of learning - and style. Vivienne Westwood is working with robe maker Ede & Ravenscroft to design the new graduation gowns. And now that David Hockney is designing the academic certificates, they will at last be worth framing.
L is for Laugesen's Leggings For all those who refuse to contemplate the death of leggings, avant-garde Danish designer Jens Laugesen has served up a treat: tuxedo-style leggings. Made from woven fabric and Lycra, they will look much more current than your opaques (jenslaugesen.com).
M is for Muse: the book and the bag. Come August, the novel to be seen pulling from your classic YSL Muse bag will be Muse by AS Irvine (Quercus), which exposes the fashion world's steaming underbelly of drug-taking and promiscuity. There's a ravenous appetite for proof copies and those who have read it call it "dizzying" and "risk-taking".
N is for Nautical From sailor chic at Chanel, anchors at Sportmax, pirates at Jean Paul Gaultier and dolphins at Stella McCartney, our spring/summer wardrobes will be setting sail on the high seas.
O is for Oscars Fingers crossed for the 80th annual Academy Awards and Atonement's costume designer, Jacqueline Durran, who revived emerald as a dazzling colour for evening via Keira Knightley's gown. "It had to feel rich enough, and deep enough. Also, it's quite a modern colour; one that would have been quite shocking for 1935," said director Joe Wright.
O is for Oscars: Keira Knightley as Cecilia in Joe Wright's "Atonement"
P is for Pupa, Manolo Blahnik's new open-toed boot. Who needs an open-toed boot? Since when has fashion been about need? (blahnik.com)
Q is for Qantas The interiors of its Airbus A380s have been created by lifestyle designer Marc Newson, setting a new benchmark for sleek comfort in the sky from August. Business Class passengers will get their own on-board lounge while Premium Economy seats are made by Recaro, manufacturer for Porsche. What to watch on those individual 17in LCD wide-screens in First? Australia, Baz Luhrmann's forthcoming Second World War epic starring Nicole Kidman, of course.
R is for Regent Street The revamp of London's curved street continues apace with the arrival in March of Gap's sister, American clothing giant Banana Republic. The brand's effortless yet sophisticated day and evening clothes will generate excitement not seen in the old Dickens and Jones building for years.
S is for the Skin + Bones exhibition coming to Somerset House, which will explore links between fashion and architecture. "They are both about shelter, status and symbolism," says designer Yeohlee Teng, whose work tells the story alongside that of Frank Gehry, Hussein Chalayan and Boudicca, among others (from April 24; somersethouse.org.uk).
T is for the Terelj Hotel in Mongolia's Gorkhi-Terelj National Park It's unlikely that Genghis Khan enjoyed "treatments based on centuries-old herbal traditions", but the rich and adventurous can do so when the first luxury hotel and spa near his birthplace opens in May (tereljhotel.com).
U is for Upholstery Polly Dickens, creative director of the Conran Shop, says "slouchy and blocky" sofas are the only ones on which to sit this year. "The oversized, low floating leather Naviglio (£4,995), by Umberto Asnago is a great example." (conran.com).
V is for Valentine's Day in Moscow, at supermodel-with-a-conscience Natalia Vodianova's Love Ball. The event will raise funds for the Naked Heart Foundation (nakedheart.org), which builds playgrounds for underprivileged Russian children. The guests should bring warm clothes - the venue will be an ice palace - as well as stacks of roubles to bid on prizes donated by Mario Testino, Valentino and Damien Hirst.
W is for West, the new East. "London Sloanes and posh kids rock," says Richard Gray, of style-bible Ten. "Trekking to the East End and pretending to slum it in a pair of fluoro legwarmers is about as retired as analogue TV. Fake posh instead and join the queue at Boujis!"
X is for the Jaguar XF saloon Designed by Ian Callum, the man behind several Aston Martins, it is the car that Jaguar hopes will turn its fortunes around. According to Daily Telegraph motoring correspondent Andrew English, "it might not be a classically beautiful car, but it makes a powerful statement". (Available from March 1, from £33,000)
Y is for Yingying, this year's Hello Kitty. Along with Beibei the Fish, Jingjing the Panda, Nini the Swallow and a cartoon boy called Huanhuan, this little antelope is an Olympic mascot. The names run together - Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni - meaning "Welcome to Beijing". Or Yingying could say "I'm far cuter than Prada's Robot" when dangling as a charm from your handbag.
Z is for the Zighy Bay Hotel Situated on a stunning beach between two mountains in Oman, "Omani-meets-Armani" is the ultimate escapism. Although the hotel is easily accessible from Dubai's international airport, the last stage of the journey is taken either by speedboat or as a paraglider passenger (opens January 11; sixsenses.com/hideaway-zighybay).
