Keep it classy with these top 5 wardrobe additions, covering work to weekends:
Reiss Karita Dress:
Zara Snakeskin Ballerina:
Warehouse ankle-tie pants:
ASOS Snakeskin belt:
Linda Farrow Sunglasses:
Alexander Wang Brenda Leather Camera Bag £198
Known for urban cool and the notorious off-duty-model look, this mini camera bag is great for taking to gigs:
Continuing the colour block theme in an Autumnal colour palette:
ASOS Rabbit Cross Body Bag £20
Add some colour to winter greys and navy or even better, match to your critter knit:
Obligatory animal design but not the over-it-now-thanks leopard print:
Wear cross-body or slung over the shoulder, a tonal version of a nineties fad:
3.1 Phillip Lim 31 Minute bag £415
Sophisticated and smart, wear this to interviews and posh parties (i.e. anywhere it won’t get a pint spilt over it and you’re forced to kill the offender):
Although the phrase is a bit of a cliché, the fashion industry is having a ‘microtrend’ moment. Back in October, Hermès unveiled their a limited edition Sari collection, with piece priced between £4,000 – £5,000 a pop (wow..) – a move designed to celebrate the opening of their new Mumbai flagship.
Never one to be outdone, Karl Lagerfeld also embraced the Asian trend earlier this month, staging a decadent Maharaja-themed couture show to showcase his ‘Paris-Bombay’ collection. The Daily Mail reported shortly afterwards that Essex’s finest David Gandy was planning to relocate to the Indian capital to open up a hotel.
Left to right: A sari from the Hermes collection; Chanel 'Paris-Bombay' collection; David Gandy
In the name of research, I had a quick scan of the high street to see if the microtrend was slowly surfacing – and surely enough it was all there. With my magpie instinct, one of the brands that stuck out the most for me was the Marianne Cotterill collection at Matches:
These pretty pieces play on the traditional Indian idea of a hath panja – jewellery which runs along the back of the hand from the wrist to the wedding finger. I remember my granny had an impressive set, in the gaudiest yellow gold with green inlaid enamel. Granted, they were spectacular but far too loud to wear day-to-day. What Cotterill’s collection does rather cleverly is update the classic design with a sprinkling of semi-precious stones and charms. Beautiful don’t you think?
Have you spotted any pieces that are working the Indian microtrend? If so, let us know @Style_thensome
My advent calendar’s up and has now become a constant reminder that I have 21 days and counting left to get all my Christmas presents bought, wrapped and smugly piled under my (as yet non existent) tree.
Coming from a rather sizeable Indian family, this time of year is never kind to my bank account, given that there are twenty people in my immediate family alone. So this year I have made myself a promise, namely that it is ALL going to be done online and everything will be bought, stuffed and dressed two weeks before Christmas day.
Now, for fear of sounding a bit like a Tesco advert, every little helps – and this year the team at Vogue.com have come up with the brilliant idea of an Online Fashion Week.
Following up on the huge success of the global Fashion’s Night Out phenomenon, the Voguettes announced back in July that they will be organising a scheduled week of exclusive online offers and events – take a look at the schedule here to see just how many brilliant online retailers and shops they have managed to get on board.
Given my personal promise of refusing to negotiate the crowds in bustling department stores, this is a veritable godsend. With brands like Topshop, Matches and Mulberry involved, Vogue.com editor Dolly Jones and her team have hit on a stellar idea for the time-poor woman who wants to bag a bargain in the run-up to Christmas. I know I’ll be logging on tomorrow morning to do a bit of digital splurging.
British Vogue’s Online Fashion Week begins Monday 5th December at 9am. Check out the schedule here, and tweet us if you are taking part in the online extravanganza yourself!
