If you strive to be one step ahead of the crowd and have your finger on the pulse of the worlds of fashion, music and celebrity, then Vogue.com's Oracle 2008 is not to be missed.
It's the chicest online guide to what to wear, who to watch and where to go in the coming year.
NEW GIRLS
Faces to watch in 2008 include flame-haired Georgia Steed (right) and German beauty Toni Garn, who opened and closed Calvin Klein's show in New York in September.
Look out for rising star Suvi, a favourite of British Vogue, and Lara Stone, who was handpicked by Miuccia Prada to open and close the Miu Miu and Prada shows in October.
THE STORE
Matches, 87 Marylebone High St Fashionistas are counting the days until the opening of style emporium Matches, which will stock ranges by Alexander McQueen, Chloe and Nathan Jenden.
Boss Tom Chapman promises artisan features such as hammered bronze rails.
THE INVESTMENT
With house prices slumping and the fine wine market saturated with investors, invest in Prada.
The company's CEO, Patrizio Bertelli, hinted in April that the company would be going public in the New Year.
With profits rising and a strong '08 spring/summer collection in the offing, Prada's worth watching on both the shop and trading floor.
JEWELLERY FASHION WEEK
In June 2008, London's jewellery industry will blow its own trumpet with a week-long showcase sponsored by Coutts Bank and featuring established designers, including Theo Fennell and Stephen Webster.
The showcase aims to put British jewellery on the map.
THE RESTAURANTS
Savvy foodies know you can have great food at a fraction of the haute cuisine price by opting for famous chefs' diffusion-line restaurants.
Visit Gordon Ramsay's gastro-pub, The Narrow, in East London, or Tom Aikens's ethical fish and chips restaurant in Chelsea, serving sustainable species of fish.
THE ACTOR
Jack Huston nephew of Anjelica, is set to sail into the mainstream in 2008, starring in Miss Austen Regrets on television at Christmas, and taking the lead in Garden Of Eden alongside Mena Suvari.
THE MUSEUM
For a sweet-smelling experience visit the new International Perfumery Museum in Grasse, Provence, next June.
It sets out to tell the story of perfume from its origins in the dawn of civilisation to today.
LEG TRENDS
Perfect your pins in 2008 with Jens Laugesen's tuxedo leggings, perfect under a short dress or long jacket, or invest in Pretty Polly's Sheer Silk Make-Up, which works like foundation on your legs.
Air Stockings — tights in a can — are all the rage Stateside and won't ladder or rub off.
Beauty goes ORGANIC
Karine Jackson, who won London Hairdresser of the Year 2007, has started using Herb UK's Organic Colour Systems which contain aloe vera, and orange but no ammonia.
Estee Lauder brand Origins has alsoturned organic with its New and Pure range launching in January. And the Wellington Natural Health Centre has opened in Hastings.
THE DESTINATION
Forget Dubai, its neighbour, Oman, is the place to visit in 2008.
With its wadis, markets and rich culture, it's becoming a Mecca for eco tourists who explore its deserts, medieval cities and enjoy its mild winter climate.
The Six Senses Evasion Hideaway at Zighy Bay opens next month, and will feature 82 luxury pool villas —just seven hours' flight from London.
GIRLIE GADGETS
It's never been easier to get techno-savvy.
Snap up the sleek sat-nav from Becker which fits into your handbag and keep your iPod in a Yelpie portable safe; the alarm will go off if anyone tries to steal it.
Finally, Swarovski's headphonescum- USB memory stick mean you can carry around important files and still look fabulous.
FASHION REVIVALS
2008 will be the year defunct fashion labels are welcomed back into the fold, with Harvey Weinstein (with the help of Tamara Mellon and designer Marco Zanini) resurrecting fashion house Halston and, closer to home, WGSN founder Marc Worth plans to relaunch Ossie Clarke during London Fashion Week.
FASHION TRENDS
The ruff is the fashion detail of the season; pleat it, frill it, fold it, just make sure you pull it off with Elizabethan attitude.
Go bold and loud with exaggerated embellishment like John Galliano (left), or keep it clean and chic like Bottega Veneta's minimalist take on the trend.
POINTLESS BUT PRETTY
Don't hit the beach in 2008 without one of Agent Provocateur's new range of bathing suits — our favourite is the wet look Emmanuelle bikini, complete with frilly armlets to help you control how much skin is on display.
THE DESIGNER
Australian designer Angelo Katsapis has worked as a senior designer for Armani and launched the debut Armani Privé haute couture collection.
But now he's concentrating on his own label, angelokatsapis, and hitting the fashion headlines, producing show-stoppingly glamorous gowns in beautiful silk-lined fabrics.
SUPERHEROES
Next year the Metropolitan Museum Of Art's Costume Institute opens its new exhibition, Superheroes: Fashion And Fantasy, which will undoubtedly bring superhero chic to our wardrobes.
Look forward to seeing how the likes of Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell channel their favourite comic-book characters for the glamorous Costume Institute Gala, which opens the show.
THE COLOURS
Spring/summer 2008 will see lusciously bright colours hitting the high fashion rails, with fuchsia and coral making the most noise.
There'll be floral prints from Stella McCartney (right), Roberto Cavalli and Dolce & Gabbana.
Follow Prada's example and add a little gold to your collection.
NEW HIGH STREET MEGA STAR
U.S. label Banana Republic is opening on London's Regent Street in March and it's set to be the High Street event of 2008.
The brand's day and evening wear will be for perusal, with Michael Hoppencurated art collections adorning the store.
SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Gin has gone ethical with the introduction of Whitley Neill London Dry, distilled near Birmingham.
Not only does it taste delicious, made from the citrusy fruit pulp of the baobab tree and cape gooseberries, but 5 per cent of profits are donated to Tree Aid, a charity that helps some of the poorest families in Africa by planting trees.
THE PERFORMANCE
Look out for clever girls making music with machines. George Pringle composes music on her computer and recites poetry over the tracks.
The combination of electronic beeps and mumbled poetry makes for a unique style.
Pringle is part of the new generation of Diseuse (a female performer of monologues). Her motto? "It has to sound like giant robots having sex."
THE HEELS
Prada has carved artwork into the heel, Alexander McQueen wants us walking tall next season with his geishainspired 'stilt' shoes (right), Stella McCartney has produced a coneshaped heel and Marc Jacobs has shunned the vertical heel and gone for a horizontal one.
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