We all have one: the customary holiday-themed jumper that every season serves the familiar red-and-green Christmas palette, most likely with a Norwegian-inspired print or two. However, not as far as Stella McCartney is concerned.

The designer has taken the humble jumper and made it even more of a statement piece; just a glance at her irresistible fluorescent reindeer number is enough to entice even the toughest festive-knit sceptics. Woven in mouth-watering pastel hues of eggshell blue, fizzy yellow and cotton candy pink, the jumper is a playful dayglo option for holiday get-togethers.

Paired with a pleated skirt or neutral trousers, it is sure to steal envious glances from across the room, and will have even Bridget Jones nodding with approval. With an intarsia and wool-blend texture and hallucinogenic pops of colour this knit will carry you beyond New Year’s fireworks and into a spring of picnics, barbecues and festival fun. Forget candy canes and mince pies; this is what our sweet tooth is craving.

A wrought iron fence in Pécs, Hungary, a bridge over the Rhine in Cologne, a footbridge spanning the train tracks of Taiwan’s Fengyuan – these are some of the curious locations that inspired Louis Vuitton’s Lockit jewellery collection. It is there that you will find thousands of padlocks secured to railings and bridges by sweethearts intent on sealing their love. Tradition stipulates that couples who throw away the key will protect their romance. Louis Vuitton is paying tribute to these romantics around the world with an 11-piece collection of fine jewellery launching this December. Little padlocks in precious metals and diamonds are looped though rings, dangle from necklaces and fasten bracelets. This is one extra-ordinary gift to find at the bottom of a Christmas stocking, certain to make someone’s Christmas very special indeed.

Available from December from £1,300. Louisvuitton.com

They say opposites attract but what if two French fashion houses with distinctly shared values and aesthetics come together? When they are Carven and Petit Bateau, the result is a sleek, perfectly pristine set of clothes for women, men, boys and girls. Marrying Petit Bateau’s meticulous attention to quality and knack for Parisian style staples with Guillaume Henry’s sculpted, feminine silhouettes and shrunken tailoring for Carven, their limited edition collaborative collection encapsulates the “plus simple” philosophy of each brand to a poetic effect. From the berry-red, form-fitting short dress with a crisp Peter Pan collar, to the midnight blue shift dress dress with an alluring thigh-slit, to the detachable collar and adorable Breton-striped bodysuit; this collaboration gives us a lot to love and covet. The seemingly simple designs are rendered in remarkable detailed padded materials that ensure both comfort and a sharp finish, as well as that elusive “je ne sais quoi” air of ease. It just proves that two rights can make a right so befitting that it’s all we want to find in our Christmas stockings.

Available from 4th December in all Petit Bateau stores and online on Farfetch.com, from £42 to £210.