India, Jan. 16 -- 2026 is the year of the fire horse and it-girls the world over seem to be taking to the cosmic brief pretty fiercely.

Half a month into the year and it's not too hard to see the colour of the hour potentially imprinting itself onto the fashion scene with subtle rebellion. And looking at the lineup ahead - it's not hard to say that red is royal this winter.

The most recent all-red spotting this week has been of Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton at the Windsor Castle. There to greet the members of England's women's rugby team, the Red Roses, Kate kept to theme, turning out in a Welsh red Alexander McQueen set. The asymmetric crepe blazer added structure to her frame with the narrow bootcut trousers taking care of the fla...