Holiday dressing

Lanvin Paris Fashion Week 2012 (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Nov. 23, 2012 1:23 PM PT

The clothes, the jewels, the party shoes: L.A. has always known how to handle December.

Gucci Milan Fashion Week 2012. (Karl ProuseCatwalking / Getty Images)

Ralph Lauren New York Fashion Week 2012. (Karl ProuseCatwalking / Getty Images)

Elie Saab Paris Fashion Week 2012. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Lanvin Paris Fashion Week 2012. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen Paris Fashion Week 2012. (Francius Guillot / AFP / Getty Images )

Giambattista Valli Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2012. (Catwalking / Getty Images)

Gucci Milan Fashion Week 2012. (Karl ProuseCatwalking / Getty Images)

Giambattista Valli Paris Fashion Week 2012. (Catwalking / Getty Images)