How to shop Claudia Winkleman's Strictly Come Dancing outfits
Strictly Come Dancing is back for its 22nd (!) series, with Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly resuming their glittering hosting duties. The BBC dance show, which returned to our screens in September, never fails to deliver on sequins and spandex; when it comes to style inspiration, Claudia can be always be counted on for a masterclass in Saturday night glamour, especially in the lead-up to party season.
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Given our love of high/low dressing at Red, it'll come as no surprise that we're big admirers of Claudia's long-time stylist Sinead McKeefry, who works with the presenter on both Strictly and The Traitors. While we often seen Claudia rocking designer brands like Self-Portrait and The Vampire's Wife (RIP, but that black gown from last year's Strictly that Claudia 'proposed to' will forever be its legacy), Sinead often deftly mixes these high-end labels with more affordable high-street names like Zara, ME+EM and Sister Jane.
Every year, Claudia and Sinead choose a vague, lighthearted theme for her Strictly looks, with past inspirational mood boards revolving around everyone from Elvis Presley and Pat Butcher to 2023's...snooker player. This dynamic duo don't take themselves too seriously – though don't worry, the glam goth vibes are still always out in force – which is surely just one reason why everything always works. This year? We've got an amalgamation of Demis Roussos and Kris Jenner. Yes, really.
'Some of our themes have been absolutely ridiculous, but Claudia and I have the same sense of humour so they always make sense to us,' Sinead laughs. 'This one came about after I told her how much I was loving what Taller Marmo [the luxury eveningwear label known for its kaftan-style silhouettes] was doing at the moment – they've got some really cool pieces in this season. Claud said, "Perfect, I want to be totally covered up!" So I decided to look at who could inspire us in the world of kaftans, and we came up with good old Demis, and Kris on one of her holidays. I also have a real obsession with Cher in the Seventies.'
Much as we love Claudia's signature style, we're excited to enjoy a bit of a sartorial departure this series, which Sinead describes as 'much more glamorous' than past years. 'Claud tends to mix the masculine and feminine and hit somewhere nicely in the middle,' she says. 'But for this year's Strictly, you'll be seeing more Cher-inspired, kaftan-y, disco-y, feathery moments. I've got one pair of shoes that are particularly stand-out – these beautiful high white stilettos with faux fur all around them.'
For the first live show, Claudia broke the internet in a flowing cream Taller Marmo kaftan that saw her compared to Princess Leia...and the pope. 'The great thing about Claudia is that we have a laugh together,' says Sinead. 'Every time I went round to the 'Clauditorium' that night and shared the feedback with her she'd squeal and laugh her head off, finding it all hilarious. It was quite an out-there choice for the first week, but she felt great it in and fashion people loved it. I was happy with both responses; one thing we're not is middle of the road, and it sparked a nice little talking point.'
Other highlights to come include plenty more Self-Portrait, a la Claudia's green sequin dress in week two – 'It's really great for occasionwear and fantastic quality for the price point,' says Sinead – plus some pieces from Nadine Merabi and independent Irish label, Queens of Archive (think The Vampire's Wife, with glitzy Studio 54 vibes). But they'll be plenty of shoppable high-street looks, too.
'Yes, we have our big designer moments but I love the reaction when people tell me that they've gone out and bought something after seeing it on Claudia,' says Sinead. 'I love [Harry Styles' stylist] Harry Lambert for Zara so it'll be fun to see what we do with those pieces, and I've also been loving Reiss. I've called in quite a bit from Karen Millen too actually. If I like something, the label isn't important to me, and Claudia's the same. There's so much snobbery in fashion, but I've sourced things from places you wouldn't believe; during the Elvis year I put Claudia in some £24.99 trousers from Amazon.'
Talking of Amazon, Sinead is sold on the e-tailer's new preloved luxury offering. 'They're only taking the best of the best, so you know anything you're getting from there is in very, very good condition,' she says. 'Claudia's Saint Laurent mini dress from week two was from the Seventies, so it had already had its own life cycle before she wore it. Now one of my private clients wants to buy it, so it's been a great example of how sustainability can work.'
Sinead and Claudia tend to share behind-the-scenes photos of her Strictly looks on Instagram, meaning we can do some digging (i.e. beg Sinead to tell us!) and find out how to emulate them ourselves. So, now that Strictly is back, we'll be here updating this page with where to buy Claudia Winkleman's outfit from each show. Your excuse to shop, if you need one? Christmas is just around the corner, and many of her looks feel perfect for festive events...
Keeeeeep dancing!
Where to shop Claudia Winkleman's Strictly Come Dancing outfits
Semi-Final: Results Show
For the penultimate results show of the season, Claudia channelled French chic in a flowy black silk shirt, styled with Spanx leggings, glossy YSL knee-highs and a plethora of gold Missoma rings. Effortless cool, this way...
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Hailey Silk Shirt
EcoCare High-Rise Stretch-Jersey Leggings
Lauren 70 Patent Leather Knee-High Boots
Savi Sculptural Crossover Ring
Semi-Final: Live Show
It's nearly Finals time, meaning our spell of Christmas party outfit inspiration is coming to an end. Thankfully, Claudia knows how to go out with a bang, and she did just that in a glittering Zadig & Voltaire suit
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Velvet Valse Blazer
$820.00 at zadig-et-voltaire.com
Prevy Velvet Trousers
Quarter-Final: Results Show
Those 'stand-out' fluffy stilettos Sinead promised us finally made an appearance, and they didn't disappoint! Claudia's metallic black tweed mini dress, meanwhile, was a show-stopper from French brand Maje.
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Two-in-One Metallic Tweed Mini Dress
Jenny shearling-trimmed patent leather pumps
Quarter-Final: Live Show
We're getting into the business end of proceedings now. To celebrate, Claudia brought out some stunning red bejewelled heels, which brought a cool zing of colour to her sparkly Ronny Kobo mini dress, sourced from The Outnet for 70% off (and still available!).
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Maxwell Mesh-Paneled Sequined Cady Mini Dress
Week 10: Results Show
We loved the silky white dress with a bead-embellished collar and cuffs that Claudia wore on Sunday's results show. It's from French brand Sandro, and makes such a chic 'winter whites' alternative to the classic red or green Christmas party dress.
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Beaded-Trim Pleat-Hem Woven Mini Dress
Week 10: Live Show
With the Strictly Come Dancing final fast approaching on Saturday 14 December (cancel any other plans you might have now), we've only a few weeks left of Claudia's partywear inspiration. Her black satin trousers with contrasting white ruffled pockets and military-style gold buttons are just what our wardrobes were missing...and they're 40% off for Black Friday!
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Black Flare Trousers
Week Nine: Live Show
For the Blackpool show – always the most hotly awaited of the season – Sinead and Claudia once again turned to Demis Roussos for inspiration and brought out this show-stopper of a gold, sequin, fringed kaftan dress. Claudia's son told her that she looked like she was wearing a rug, to which we say, but my what a magnificent rug!
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Mrs Ross Disco Fringed Sequinned Tulle Kaftan
Samantha sequined minidress
Week Eight: Results Show
For the results show, Claudia turned to the high street, teaming a £20 H&M draped blouse with a Frankie Shop peplum top that Sinead had cleverly styled as a flared skirt. Platform Saint Laurent boots finished off a great outfit.
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Draped Blouse
Agathe Knitted Peplum Bustier Top
Week Eight: Live Show
Sinead scoured Amazon's Luxury Stores again and unearthed this preloved Victoria Beckham dress. Beautifully crafted from slinky satin, it looked stunning on Claud, accessorised with plenty of statement jewellery including oversized gold hoops, Tilly Sveaas chain necklace and two beautiful rings from one of our favourite sustainable brands, Edge of Ember.
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Charlotte Collins Malachite Statement Ring
Large Gold Curb Chain Necklace
Week Seven: Results Show
Claudia's run of sparkly black outfits continued for the results show, as she stunned in a black bouclé mini dress with a hint of shimmer running through it. The pearl trims at the collar and pockets give it a festive touch that means it's now firmly on our partywear wish list, and we love how Sinead styled it with bright red stilettos.
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Simone Black Dress
Week Seven: Live Show
For Saturday's live show, Claudia returned to one of her favourite designer labels, Self-Portrait, glittering in a black, long-sleeve gown made of mesh and embellished with rhinestone studs.
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Black Rhinestone Mesh Cut Out Maxi Dress
Week Six: Results Show
We'd been waiting for Claudia to bring out her some of her beloved ME+EM, a brand she wears a lot on The Traitors, and sure enough, her elegantly edgy look on Sunday night's results show had us adding the pink broderie-trim blouse and sharp tuxedo jacket to our Christmas fashion wish lists.
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Silk Broderie Trim Blouse + Tie
Sharp Shoulder Tux Blazer
Week Six: Live Show
For Halloween Week, we enjoyed a funny moment when pro dancer Carlos Gu dressed up as Claudia, wearing an imitation of her all-black look during a segment in the 'Clauditorium'. Her vampish dress with its semi-sheer lace skirt played right into one of this season's biggest trends.
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Sharp Shoulder Tux Blazer
Week Five: Results Show
To reveal the Strictly results on Sunday night, Claudia once again turned to the high street, wearing a beautiful red draped midi dress from one of our go-to brands for elevated capsule-wardrobe pieces, Cos. Her chic asymmetric style with floaty fluted sleeves is sadly already out of stock in most sizes, but it's also available in a dark petrol blue.
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Asymmetric Draped Midi Dress
Week Five: Live Show
Claudia was back in her beloved black velvet for Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday 19 October. She wore a fitted, long-sleeved mini dress with her go-to white stilettos and chunky gold chain bracelet. Claudia's dress came from high-street brand Karen Millen, with a relatively affordable price tag of £99. Shop now, wear all party season.
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Velvet Long-Sleeve Detail Mini Dress
Week Four: Results Show
Thinking ahead to Christmas party season yet? We know we are, so we were very excited when Claudia wore this high-street mini dress from sustainable brand Albaray. Plush black velvet with an elegant satin collar and cuffs? Straight into our basket...
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Collar and Cuff Velvet Dress
Week Four: Live Show
Claudia's beautiful black maxi dress with its on-trend sheer skirt came from stylish Ibizan brand De La Vali. Grounded by more signature chunky jewellery, we were very into this look. But then again, when are we not? It was also stylist Sinead's birthday – happy birthday, Sinead!
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Black Crinkle Chiffon Agua Maxi Dress
Week Three: Results Show
For the results show, Claudia wore this Marc Jacobs asymmetric mini dress with a statement sparkly buckle (because what's Strictly without at least a bit of glitter?). Her gold link bracelet that everybody wanted is from Tilly Sveaas.
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The Draped Dress
Small Gold Rolo Link Bracelet
Week Three: Live Show
For Movie Week, Claudia was a lady in red, channelling Kris Jenner in a stunning Nadine Merabi jumpsuit. Note the flattering flared trousers and embroidered velvet bodice that subtly nods to this season's sheer trend. It's a 10 from us!
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Eleanor Red Jumpsuit
Week Two: Results Show
In a sustainable move, Claudia wore a preloved vintage YSL dress from Amazon's new Luxury Stores. She accessorised her monochrome mini with its statement white bow with heeled black boots, also YSL, and rings from Tilly Sveaas. Though one-of-a-kind, we've found a similarly chic alternative to her dress at Mint Velvet, below.
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Black Statement Collar Mini Dress
Week Two: Live Show
For Saturday night's show, Claudia wore one of her go-to luxury brands, Self-Portrait, with black and green Gucci shoes. Her stack of gold bracelets? They were from celebrity and Red team favourite, Tilly Sveaas. And her eyeliner? Makeup artist Debbie Dannell revealed that she uses Victoria Beckham's beauty-editor favourite.
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Green Rhinestone Mesh Midi Dress
Small Gold Oval Linked Bracelet
Week One: Live Show
They promised us Demis Roussos energy and they have delivered, with a generous helping of Princess Leia chic. For the first live show of the new series, Claudia wore a floaty cream Taller Marmo kaftan with an elegant high neckline and statement buckle belt. On a high-street budget? Look to & Other Stories' golden fringed delight, below.
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Moon Belted Crepe Kaftan
£780.00 at net-a-porter.com.uk
Fringed Satin Midi Dress
Launch Show
To kick off the new series, monochrome lover Claudia stunned in a glittering white Zadig & Voltaire suit, layered over a crisp black shirt and finished with white stiletto heels and chunky gold jewellery. If we didn't know better (ahem Demi Roussos x Kris Jenner), we'd have guessed Saturday Night Fever was Sinead and Claud's styling theme this year. Because this look was giving us John Travolta vibes, in the best possible way...
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Vive Sequin Blazer
Classic Ring Stack in White Agate
Cotton-Rich Fitted Collared Shirt
More of Claudia Winkleman's best Strictly looks
Claudia proved that shimmer can be chic in this stunning Self-Portrait dress paired with white heels.
We're still obsessed with this show-stopping gold sequin jumpsuit from Nadine Merabi, worn by Claudia for the 2023 Strictly final.
This dramatic black gown from The Vampire's Wife was a real highlight of last series. With its high neckline, defined bodice and puffed cap sleeves, it epitomised the dark romantic elegance that Claudia loves so much.
Tailoring, but make it Strictly. This bubblegum-pink suit from Rotate Birger Christensen was everything.
We know a statement ME+EM blouse when we see one, so we headed straight to their site when Claudia wore this pleat-sleeve style last year.
This shimmering white jumpsuit was the ideal choice for the 2023 Blackpool special.
Back in 2022, Claudia reminded us that you can't go wrong with an LBD when she wore this embellished style from Zara.
Worn for the 2021 final, this dazzling silver gown from Self-Portrait is one of our all-time favourite Strictly looks from Claudia.
Strictly Come Dancing will be returning for its 22nd (!) series next month, with Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly set to resume their glittering hosting duties.
The BBC dance show never fails to deliver on sequins and spandex, and when it comes to style inspiration, Claudia can be always be counted on for a masterclass in Saturday night glamour, especially in the lead-up to party season.
Given our love of high-low dressing at Red, it'll come as no surprise that we're big admirers of Claudia's long-time stylist Sinead McKeefry, who works with the presenter on both Strictly and The Traitors. While we often seen Claudia rocking luxury brands like Self-Portrait and The Vampire's Wife (RIP, but that black gown from last year's Strictly that Claudia 'proposed to' will forever be its legacy), Sinead often deftly mixes these high-end labels with more affordable high-street names like Zara, ME+EM and Sister Jane.
Helpfully, both Sinead and Claudia tend to share behind-the-scenes photos of her Strictly looks on Instagram, meaning we can do some digging and find out how to emulate them ourselves. Excitement is building for the 2024 series, but we're yet to receive a start date (mid-September is the usual). While we wait, we've taken a look back at some of Claudia's best Strictly outfits, including sharp tailoring, striking dresses and, of course, a healthy dose of sparkle.
Keeeeeep dancing!
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