Next season’s collections have been displayed beautifully in London, Milan, Paris and New York, so let’s see what Autumn and Winter hold. There are two key reasons why the trends in autumn are so important. Firstly, it encompasses the change in fuctionality in clothing from bohemian, laid back image-centred summer styles to a more practical winter-warmer. And secondly, it contains the Christmas party season – the most eagerly anticipated date in any fashion calendar.Bearing these in mind, if you want to look great at the end of 2009, you’re going to need to know what will turn heads.
Considering the financial meltdown of the past year, it is not surprising that the old saying “Make Do and Mend” has made a comeback. Most of us have become a lot more conservative about our spending habits, and this has meant that vintage has become not only a style statement, but a necessity.
Eighties inspired looks are being re-made in the form of quilting and chain handles. These can be found in most charity shops as well as in the dark corners of most of our mothers’ closets. If you adored the Chanel 2.55esque chain handle in spring/summer there is a key way to instantly transform it into a bang on-trend look. In a effortless fashion, the chain was hung carelessly over our shoulders in Spring and Summer. Now, we need to wrap the chain around our hands to create the shape of clutch handbags. Just as effortless, but now bang on trend.
If you want to buy new, but keep it vintage inspired, I would recommend investing in tweed accessories. If you want to carry off a look that the designers are loving at the moment, then it is English Heritage. Woolly and warm tweed purses and handbags will have you head-over-heels and are perfect for teaming with this season’s must-have cosy, knitted styles.
All of us need an item to take us from cold days into party nights. Undeniably, there’s one look that can spice up eveningwear better than any other… That is safari-inspired prints. Whether that is mock-croc patent leather handbags, shaggy faux fur or wild zebra and leopard prints. Set free the animal inside with a handbag that embraces this key look. But please, make sure it’s faux.
For all of those girly-girls out there who are more sex-kitten than lioness, don’t get your whiskers in a twist. Pretty embellishments and hand-sewn detailing were all over the catwalks in last season’s collections of designer handbags. More good news, they have hit the High Street too. Beading and buttons are keeping the arts and crafts movement securely at the top of our must-haves. However, harsher stud and zip detailing has inspired a more gothic feel. Great timing for Hallowe’en!
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