Fashion Season AW20
Fashion month ended last week with the major fashion capitals New York, London, Milan and Paris all showing collections for Autumn/Winter 2020. As always, it’s hard to keep up with everything coming down the runway, so I have done the heavy-lifting for you. Here is my round-up of 4 key trends for later this year that you can work into your own wardrobe and a bag or two that would work well. (I'll come back and update with our new styles once they are released Late Spring!)
CLASSIC BLACK
Last AW19, there were some lovely greys, bold reds and winter white – but this season it was black, black and more black! It felt as though some designers had no colour coming down the catwalk at all. So for the fans of an all black closet where everything matches, this is your season. Keep things feeling fresh with clean silhouettes, mixing textures and a waist enhancing belt to tie things together (no pun intended). Match this sleek trend with a black handbag or use it to provide a spotlight to a bright accessory.
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BEIGE/WHITE MONOCHROME
Other than black, the past year’s trend of beige monochrome dressing is set to continue. Colder weather allows us to be more creative layering interesting fabrics like wool, cottons, and silks with subtle tonal differences. This has been one of my favourite looks of the past year and I find it can be simple to pull off, once you find the right trousers. Work from the bottom up and then feel chic for the rest of the day in white, creams, tans and even light pink. Try to run the theme through your accessories with nude and brown colours.
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TARTAN/PLAID
Although there was a scattering of solid colour and bit of flower print at some shows, tartan (or plaid as I would say in the US) was seen across many designers. Small, subtle patterns and large, bold block colour was seen on both outerwear and dresses/separates. If you’re not brave enough to pull off the head-to-toe looks from Marc Jacobs and Burberry, a beautiful coat or pairing separates with a solid colour would be an easier way to wear this trend. Match this with a solid bag picking out colours of your tartan to complement the busier pattern of your oufit.
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BLAZERS
If you read my updates often, you will know that I am very drawn to colour. However, it was hard to ignore the repeating silhouettes across the different designers this season. There were a lot of cape sleeves, big (huge!) shoulders and BLAZERS. While I think the first two are interesting shapes, they are not necessarily the easiest styles for everyone to pull off. A blazer, however, can be a staple in everyone’s wardrobe.
The blazers spanned all the aforementioned trends of black, cream/tan, tartan and also with some pops of colour. Designers were showing both fitted and boxier shapes and single/double-breasted blazers as well. Find a shape that works for your frame and it will be one of those go-to pieces that you grab every time you leave the house. As blazers are quite strong, your handbags can mimic these with clean lines for day or night.
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OTHER FAVOURITES
There were many lovely things that came down the runway this season and since some of them did not necessarily fit into one of larger over-arching trend, I couldn’t resist posting them here. I loved the bold colours at Carolina Herrera, the beautiful silhouettes at Givenchy and the feminine draping at Jason Wu Collection. I'm definitely looking forward to this coming autumn season...after a hopefully sunny Spring/Summer, of course!
* NB. All photos from vogue.co.uk - an amazing resource to see all the looks from this and past fashion seasons.