Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more The takeover was both stealthy and speedy. Just a few short years ago, you could quite easily navigate the festive season without ever resting your eyes upon a gnome. Displays of Christmas decorations were populated instead with reindeer, snowmen and the odd spindly legged elf on the shelf. Gnomes, despite their luxuriant and Santa-esque facial hair, were not a part of the standard yuletide lineup; they were more commonly seen lurking on garden paths and clutching fishing lines by ponds all year round. And then, suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere, winter turned into gnome season. Their bulbous noses, fluffy beards and pointy hats became ubiquitous, cropping up in supermarket aisles, on Instagram feeds and Pinterest boards, and on your next-door neighbours’ curated Christmas …