Matching a slinky satin blouse to a pleated midi skirt, like Naomi Watts, looks elegant and stylish. Pleated skirts are brilliant for skimming over any bumps and enhancing your curves. Add bright strappy sandals for a colourful contrast.

Embrace the vintage feel of satin by opting for a retro silhouette, as Kelly Brook has done here. The deep V neckline flatters a large bust, with the fitted middle highlighting an hourglass figure. Go all-out with the theme and add patent courts and sparking jewels.

Sienna Miller rarely makes a wrong move style-wise, as proven here in her dreamy orange slip dress. This will be one of the hardest working items in your wardrobe: you can layer it over rollnecks or vintage band T-shirts, or make like Sienna and wear it with a textured jacket and stylish mules.

A satin suit may seem like a risky style move but really has wow factor, as Kate Bosworth shows. The fitted shape will suit petite shapes, and the top-to-toe colour gives a pulled-together look. Plus, you can mix and match both the jacket and trousers with casual basics to create daytime looks (so really it's like three outfits in one, right?!).