What You Ought to Wear

Top catwalk trends that will spice up your autumn/winter wardrobe.

Hyper stripe

Stripes. Do they ever go out of fashion? Will polka dots ever succeed them as fashion’s greatest pattern According to the style forecast, no.

Stripes, in fact, are bigger and bolder than ever. Think Hamburglar, think human bumblebee, think more stripes than on the deckchairs at a Southend beach – all stripes are right this autumn.

Wear your words

Some words are so good they’re worth committing to paper, others deserve to be worn with utmost pride. In other words, logo and word-driven t-shirts are back with a bang.

Morning-after elegance

Long, lacy slip dresses with a strap falling off the shoulder or slinky minis covered with an enormous faux fur coat… It’s your grandmother’s wardrobe, only much sexier.

Princess punk

The new punk is less punk, but also more punk. It’s punk’s mum telling her unruly offspring to tone it down a bit. It’s Vivienne Westwood on her best behaviour meeting the late Queen for tea at  Sandringham…from tailored leather to sleek silhouettes, and everything in between.

Computer says ‘no’

So, anti-algorithm fashion is a thing, and it’s a bit weird. To start with, you take the stuff the internet says you ought to love, and throw them in the bin in a whirl of subverting archetypal femininity and a lot more besides.