Street & Rail

Go Large

Big is finally considered beautiful this season! Volume is turned to the max as designers make outerwear suitable for giants, pilling on the layers, securing everything with huge fastenings to match. Graphic silhouettes and dropped shoulders are a big feature, focusing on creating curved lines rather than harsh structure.

Victoria Beckham

Must have's: Cocoon coat / Billowing Skirts / Wide Leg Trousers

Do it in Pink
Dusky Pink is this seasons it colour as we saw it appear more than a few collections last season. Another big colour contender is Royal Blue and with Camel, which has made its come back from AW10.

John Rocha

Topshop Unique

Must have: Dusky Pink Coat

Femme Fatale
Nightwear and underwear become outerwear as models strut their stuff in silky negliges and camisoles.

Marc Jacobs

Louis Vuitton

Must have: Camisole Vest

Rebels
Go bold! Fasten with attitute as designers pull a wealth of insipration from punk / grunge. Plaids, mohair, fishnets, boots, and zips feature everywhere.

Versace

Saint Laurent

Must have: Plaid

Top Prints
In keeping with the Rebel trend this season, Tartan wins every print contest, Hands Down!
Sexy camoflage is also doing its best to get noticed, muscling in on evening wear, in silks and midnight blues.

Clements Ribeiro

Michael Kors

Must have: Everything Tartan

Layering
A key feature iver the next few months, especially teamed with bold accessories, belts and jewellery to be specific. Done best when pairing chunky jumpers with silky tops and trousers.

Sass & Bide

Must have: Statement Acccesories

Unisex
Time to raid your boyfriends wardrobe....but don't be upset when he's in yours!
Along with the oversized, this season brings with it playful proportions and stong masuline hints of suit jacket dresses and double-breasted pinstripe coats.

Stella McCartney

Must have: Menswear

London has been exceptionally lucky this year, with a surprisingly long and hot summer! However, it seems autumn managed to creep up on us once again with a sudden and unexpected wet and windy week.

With the reveal of Spring/Summer 2014 collections during Fashion Week I was actually going to do a SS/14 trends post, but with autumn now upon us, I thought it would make more sense to recap this seasons (AW13) trends as we prepare the cold and wet weather that inevitably lies ahead...

...chin up, it's the perfect excuse for a shopping spree (well that's how I'm convincing myself)! :)

Tan xx