What I really want to talk about is my love of Autumn clothes. Don't get me wrong I love a bit of sunshine, but I just can't get excited about the clothes that go with the Summer season. I can't pinpoint exactly what my reasons are, but I think it's mainly colour based. I just love the rich colours that the Autumn season brings. Does being a brunette predispose me to gravitate towards the darker end of the colour spectrum? After a 10 year career in the fashion industry have I been conditioned to wear mainly black? Who knows. Let's not get too deep.
Here's a quick round-up of some of the colours coming through on the high street this Autumn.
Firstly, as it's going to be THE colour of the season, I must mention camel. Now personally I find this a difficult colour to wear. Being a Brit I haven't really got the skin tone to carry off head to toe camel, but add some black (I know predictable) & a dash of animal print (another key look) & it'll work. I absolutely love this camel coat from Reiss.
Classic, simple, stylish, I don't need to go on. Plus it's working another key piece, the cape. A cheaper option at £95 is this fab military cape from Topshop.
Now back to animal print...I know the mere mention of it fills some people with dread, conjuring up images of Bet Lynch & Pat Butcher, but wear it right & it can look fab. Moderation is the key element. Take the Reiss animal print coat below. It could be described as giving a nod to the trend, not taking it too literally colour wise & giving it a sophisticated edge.
Me, I love a bit of animal print. Admittedly I tend to work it into my wardrobe through accessories. Personal favourites this season are these lovelies from Topshop.
People who know me will be aware that I love the colour red. I'm certainly going to be in my element this Autumn as red, in all it's gorgeous richness, is another key colour for the season.
The way to wear colour in general this Autumn is through head-to-toe hues of the same shade, as seen at Bottega Veneta. Yet again, Reiss have got the high street version of this look spot on. ASOS have encapsulated this trend for red along with the trend for velvet in an amazing deep maroon velvet cowl neck dress. I couldn't resist including these gorgeous velvet bow peep toe shoes from New Look.
So there we have it.
A quick run down of some of the key colours & trends coming through
for Autumn, my favourite fashion season of the year.
