Spring has very nearly sprung. Just so you can have a head start, we have a round-up of the trends that have been lying underground, waiting patiently for winter to kindly remove itself so they can break through, and how to wear them. It’s time to get SPRUNG.

Look 1:

Dress: Monse Off-the-shoulder paneled wool-blend mini dress (£3,154.99)

Coat: Rains Holographic Water-Resistant Overcoat (£140)

Bag: Bottega Veneta Jodie small knotted intrecciato leather tote (£2,465)

Boots: ASOS Cooper Knee High Boots in Green Croc (£50)

Earrings: Nausheen Shah x Monica Sordo gold-plated Gilot drop earrings (£490)

Look 2:

Top: Marques’ Almeida Satin-trimmed frayed brocade bustier top (£295)

Skirt: Saint Laurent Asymmetric zebra-print sequined crepe mini skirt (£3,035)

Jacket: Topshop Washed Black Denim Biker Zip Jacket (£65)

Bag: Dior Saddle Calfskin bag (£2,450)

Boots: Topshop HADES Leather Red Boots (£89)

Earrings: Marni leaf motif hoop earring (£240)

Look 3:

Top: Jasper Cunningham Cosmic Rhinestone Sleeveless crop tee (£40)

Skirt: Materiel Color-block faux leather midi skirt (£475)

Jacket: Topshop Considered Grey Jacket with recycled wool (£59)

Bag: Paco Rabanne Sparkle 1969 shoulder bag (£800)

Shoes: Dries Van Noten Leather platform flip flops (£505)

Earrings: Boohoo Oversized Diamante Statement Earrings (£8)

Look 4:

Dress: Rotate Birger Christensen Zebra-print Twill Wrap Mini Dress (£510)

Jacket: Nasty Gal I’m Totally Vinyl Belted Jacket (£65)

Bag: BY FAR Mini Black Croco Embossed Leather Bag (£515)

Boots: Public Desire Black Patent Western Knee High Boots (£44.99)

Bracelet: Gucci x Disney Mickey Mouse Bracelet (£345)

Earrings: Columbian Emeralds Sterling silver hoop earrings ($49)

Look 5:

Top: Brock Collection Cotton-poplin peplum bustier top (£535)

Trousers: I.AM.GIA Ximena Pant (£62)

Coat: Anouki green belted lightweight trench coat (£665)

Bag: JW PEI Eva Shoulder Bag – Sage Green Croc ($79)

Trainers: Ebay Womens Puma x Fenty Sneaker Boot Strap (£193.99)

Earrings: Dolce and Gabanna clip-on drop rose motif earrings (£475)

Words by Ella Winfield

Graphics by Séverine Denis-Lessard

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With another season of fashion weeks drawing to a close, and despite the somewhat sombre mood that swept the fashion capitals from New York to Paris, the Autumn/Winter 2020 catwalks offered plenty of food for thought on how to get dressed come next autumn, with a wealth of trends unfolding fresh off the runway.

Leather

Leather is a winter wardrobe mainstay season after season, but a plethora of AW20 collections explored new styles and silhouettes. Coach offered a lesson is layering leather, with colour-blocked leather culottes, midi-skirts and button-down shirts worn under pastel cardigans, oversized trench coats and shearling jackets. Hermès horse-jumping-inspired show featured supple leather ensembles in buttery shades, while Gabriela Hearst’s foray into leather came in the form of a caramel-coloured puff-sleeve leather dress.

Fringing

Fringing appeared in generous measures on the catwalks at all four fashion weeks but was particularly prevalent in Milan, where pleats were chopped up into fringe at Prada and Salvatore Ferragamo coated black dresses with golden trimmings, while Boss and Jil Sander sent iterations of silk-fringed evening dresses down their respective runways. At Bottega Veneta, Daniel Lee – arguably the most celebrated designer in the industry today – unveiled myriad shredded designs, with dresses finished with acidic lime green tassels and an updated take on the brand’s coveted woven pouch bag featuring exaggerated fringe.

Capes

The outerwear option du jour, billowing capes were ubiquitous across the four cities, with generously-cut shapes bringing a sense of sartorial drama to the catwalks. Michael Kors championed blanket dressing with an abundance of cashgora cape coats served up in cosy fabrics and warming winter colour palettes, while at JW Anderson knitted capes and layers of tinsel-trimming belled out from the shoulders of dresses.

Checks

The collective infatuation among designers for checks was unfading this season, manifesting itself in abundant iterations of tartan, gingham and heritage checks. In New York, Claudia Li’s translucent vinyl pleated-midi and blazer combination came in punchy pink gingham, while Monse dipped into mismatched tartan with skirts secured by safety pins and worn with punkish lace-up boots. Across the Atlantic at London Fashion Week, Burberry returned to its roots with remixed heritage checks in innovative cuts, and Shrimps gave the print a regal touch in a potent orange, pink and green colourway.

Chocolate Brown

Brown is the new black – at least according to the AW20 runways. Chocolatey shades are solidifying their place in the sartorial stratosphere, firmly entrenching their place in the palette of neutrals that have dominated the catwalks and streets for the past few seasons. Chocolate-coloured outerwear seems to be emerging as an autumn/winter wardrobe essential, tackled with aplomb at Victoria Beckham and Emilia Wickstead, while A.W.A.K.E Mode offered a quilted velvet version with an exaggerated collar. At Jil Sander, a bell-sleeved leather shirt with matching pants was rendered head-to-toe in the shade, while Christopher Kane swathed a pleated bra-dress from the chest down in the sweet hue.

Equestrian Trappings

An affluent array of designers paid homage to equestrian style and turning out bourgeois tailoring this season, with Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski’s show for Hermès plunging into the brand’s heritage for a show centred entirely around the sport. Elsewhere, Hedi Slimane continued his three-season-running ode to the ‘70s bourgeois French girl at Celine, in the form of equestrian-style knee-high boots, horse-bit belts and gold-chain accessories, this time injected with a bohemian edge, meanwhile Shrimps’ regal-inspired show was populated with tartan Victorian jackets worn with riding pants and silk foulards.

Gothic Glam

A certain darkness hung over the collections at Valentino – where floods of black replaced last season’s explosions of colour – and Anna Sui – whose horror film-inspired collection gave way to burnout velvet and vampire-esque leather – as if to reflect the sombre shadow over fashion week of the Coronavirus crisis and the ongoing conversation around fashion’s negative impact on the environment. Showgoers at Paco Rabanne witnessed a procession of decadent embellishment, ornate tapestry dresses and a play on dress as armour in the form of chain-mail dresses in a collection that explored medieval dress codes. At Rodarte, gothic glam met romanticism in eerily beautiful silhouettes that married dark energy with delicate details from puff sleeves and tiered ruffles to floral-print silks and embroidery.

Iridescence

The runways were equally awash iridescence and sparkling ensembles to lift the winter mood and see us through the party season. Rejina Pyo gave high-sheen glamour an office-attire twist, pairing a pearly puff-shouldered blouse with a sleek wool midi-skirt and knee-high boots. Others presented an inundation of red carpet-appropriate attire and party-ready bedazzled ball gowns – Julien Dossena reinterpreted Paco Rabanne’s signature chain-mail silhouette with a thread of fantastical glamour; Erdem injected a dose of 1920s glam into a silver dress decorated with tiered embroidery; and Halpern wrapped models in shimmering metallics with statement sleeves.

Words by Ruby McAuliffe

Graphics by Katie Janes

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We are now knee-deep in Autumn/winter 2020 ‘fashion month’, and the future of fashion is being laid out before us. But what about the future fashions of the small yet powerful things on the end of our fingers that allow us to express who we are 24/7; also known as our NAILS?

The Blonds

From The Blonds AW20 Collection and nails inspired by this trend

Matt Black base with gold foil. The Blonds Channelled ‘goth turned god’ vibes; for us, this nail look is the perfect mix of good and evil.

Rodarte

From the Rodarte AW20 Collection

Red whimsical flames; a statement and subtle at the same time.

Monse

From the Monse AW20 Collection

Nail Rings. You’ve heard of an earring, you’ve heard of a nose ring, let us introduce to you… the nail ring. Practicality; debateable, but it looks so cool that it’s not up for debate.

Halpern

From the Halpern AW20 Collection

The ‘coffin’ shape makeover. It turns out that this season at Halpern, Length does matter.

Laquan Smith

From the Laquan Smith AW20 Collection

Blank canvas nails. It’s the ‘nude’ for people who just can’t bring themselves to have plain nails. Handy, and we love it!

Words by Ella Winfield

Graphics by Katie Janes

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The lights, music and heels are off as New York Fashion Week has drawn to a close and London Fashion Week is going steady. Smitten from our slice of designer heaven, our eyes definitely locked on a few subtle beauty trends so far that you might be seeing in the colder months ahead.

Here’s the lowdown of the best beauty influences sold fresh off the runway. Grab your non-slip eyeliner and favourite concealer because this autumn/winter is all about a fresh face, radiant base and eyes for those with dramatic taste.

Fresh, clean with a natural sheen skin:

If there is one pointer to take from the scenes at this season’s NYFW, it’s that sometimes a blank canvas is the best canvas. Less is more. Whilst splashes of colour featured in places – check out the use of coral lids from Monse or Self Portrait’s neon sweeps – what appeared to be most consistent was the glass skin, no-makeup-makeup, glowy, dewy base that continues to take the front and centre of current beauty trends. The Carolina Herrera show was nothing this year without its highlight and note the focus on what appeared to be liquid, iridescent highlighting balms rather than a harsh powder finish. There is no such thing as too much when it comes to creating your outer glow, and sweeping product above the brow onto the top of your cheekbones, creeping it into the forehead is the best method to ensure that the light bounces just right.

Lengthened liner:

Is 2020 the year winged eyeliner makes a comeback into the mainstream? Vera Wang gave us our serving of gothic drama and sky really was the limit when it came to stretching black shadow and liner to the very brow bone. Yet Vera Wang wasn’t the only designer to come through with the dark-eye drama. It was all about geometric eyes and lengthened edges at the Rag and Bone show, where exaggerated black liner gave us black swan brilliance.

Deep rose lips:

Red is the colour of love and this valentine’s day at NYFW did not disappoint with brands such as Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs and Rodarte, using deep plums, dull roses and electric reds across their makeup palettes. Whilst usually a dramatic statement look, the red lips were subdued and brought life to the otherwise simplistic and minimalist makeup styles.

Perfected low ponies:

Of course, we cannot forget about hair and the middle-part, the low pony was consistent amongst runway looks. Loose grips and a low front hold covering the ears was the style used across designers, Carolina Herrera to mention one, for a relaxed yet sleek finish. Team this ‘do with dramatic earrings, a light touch of concealer and foundation after an intense skincare routine and you couldn’t be more NYFW if you tried.

Words by Amy Arfi

Graphics by Katie Janes

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