If you thought (or, indeed, hoped) the trend for bows on everything was drawing to a close, we hate to be the bearer of bad news, but: it’s not.

No, the bows are still around, and they’re out in force for the Christmas party season, which will be good news for some of you and not so great for others.

We like this purple asymmetric bow dress by Aqua Couture, which is also available in red. This is one that looks better when you watch the video of it on the ASOS website than it does in this picture, so we’d recommend doing that if you think you might like it but aren’t totally convinced.

If, on the other hand, you are totally convinced, you can proceed straight to the checkout, where it’ll cost you £75.