India, Dec. 16 -- Every year, New Year's Eve shows up with fresh trends, wild colour predictions, and at least one friend insisting that this will be the year of neon green or burnt orange sequins. And yet when the countdown clock hits 11:59, everyone somehow circles back to the same two shades. Silver. Gold. Always. It's not laziness. It's instinct. Because when it comes to dressing for the biggest party night of the year, silver and gold simply refuse to be dethroned.

New Year's Eve is one of the few nights when subtlety is not invited. Silver and gold don't whisper "party". They announce it. Loudly. Confidently. With a glass of champagne already in hand.

Silver mirrors fireworks, disco balls, and city lights at midnight. Gold channel...