This year - unlike the past when there was one, maybe two, “key” fashion colours - there are many hues claiming hotness.

RED Dress V-1 Red knit dress. £35.99 Zara v-1 MODEL

Red knit dress. £35.99 (Zara v-1 MODEL)

Blue, beige, black, green, grey, khaki, lemon and metallic silver are just a few of the directional colours all of which (and many more) are available now, high-end to High Street.

ORANGE Orange and pink cape, Oliver Bonas £45

Orange and pink cape, Oliver Bonas £45

Some brands are backing certain colours but many are hedging their bets by offering them all.

COBALT Dress V-1 Cobalt midi dress, £95, Cos V-1 MODEL

Cobalt midi dress, £95, Cos (V-1 MODEL)

While that means never having to wear a colour that doesn’t suit us (yay!) it also means adopting the dramatic new sensibility of immersing or “drenching” in colour that demands the luscious layering of colour — either one colour head to toe, as seen at Givenchy and on many other runways, or several pieces in different tones or in blending colours, worn together.

GREEN velvet blazer, Monsoon, £90

Green velvet blazer, Monsoon, £90

Massimo Dutti is offering a way to immerse in colour with many key pieces in matching hues in its new Limited Edition Collection. M&S, too, is offering head-to-toe statement shades such as cobalt and lemon.

But buying many new pieces in one colour could be punishingly expensive as well as profligate. Instead, we could flaunt this new colour aesthetic via a few strategic purchases to give our wardrobe an A/W23 vibe.

BROWN olive puff-sleeve maxi shirt dress, Cos £110, V-2 CUT-OUT

Brown olive puff-sleeve maxi shirt dress, Cos £110

Easiest way is buying a scarf (preferably oversized and fringed) in the same shade as our coat.

Similarly, we could elevate a jumper or cardi by buying a skirt in the same colour, or with a top (and maybe also a scarf) in the same colour as trousers we already own.