Trends showcased at fashion week in February are seeping into stores
FEMAIL rounds up the trends you need to be buying into now
Bohemian dresses, OTT fur coats and loud accessories are key
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You may still be snapping up items for your summer wardrobe but if you really want to be ahead of the style set, focus on the new autumn/winter 15 clothes slowly filtering their way into stores.
Indeed, the trends showcased at fashion week back in February are seeping into the high street and are transitional enough to carry you all the way through until winter.
From bohemian and Victoriana to bold red and fur, FEMAIL rounds up the trends you need to be buying into now to be ahead of the curve come autumn.
BOHO VIBES
The most accessible trend to come out of fashion week was the Seventies revival. Bohemian vibes were most prominent at Burberry, with a show called Patchwork, Pattern Prints.
Burberry’s new arm candy, the bucket bag, was given a fringed makeover, as were the brand’s winter ponytail booties.
The fashion brand’s staple trench succumbed to the new trend too, emerging with paisley prints in blossom hues.
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The most accessible trend to come out of fashion week was the Seventies revival. Bohemian vibes were most prominent at Burberry, with a show called Patchwork, Pattern Prints
Teal and olive maxi dresses also made a comeback and were worn with the tiniest of waistcoats.
Mosaic-encrusted tops, quilted floral jackets, and patchwork leggings rocked the runway, with the occasional injection of leopard-print making a graphic statement.
Similarly, Matthew Williamson stuck to his signature boho style by unveiling a mystical and bright hued collection inspired by the signs of the Zodiac.
Flowing silk dresses came slashed to the hip and were often embellished with bold blue crystals inspired by birth flowers, horoscope signs and stones.
Team flowing maxi dresses with fringed jackets, left, (fringe jacket £120, dress, £69, from Very.co.uk). For a night on the town, wear full fringing, right, (fringe dress, £99, clutch, £16, very.co.uk)
Ponchos are the essential way to wrap up warm for AW15. We love Burberry’s cosy and chic offering, left, and Talitha’s Ottoman Embroidered Sasha Poncho, right, £1,780, Net-A-Porter
Left: Suede fringe waistcoat, £80, sheer tunic, £32, flared jeans, £35 and suede zip boots, £35, Simply Be. Right: Black Suede Fringed Coat, £149, Wallis
The high street is hugely tapping into the trend and featherweight dresses and cosy ponchos are ideal for summer festivals and colder months alike.
Flared jeans teamed with heavily fringed waistcoats work well, as do paisley print mini skirts worn with a simple black roll-neck.
If your budget doesn’t stretch as far as Burberry, Simply Be, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis also offer bohemian styles for less.
Left: Paisley Ponti Mini, £10, right: Paisley Ruffle Bardot Crop, £16, both Miss Selfridge
VICTORIANA FASHION
Designers often look to the past for inspiration but it seems that for AW15, many delved deep into their archives by taking the Victorian age as their point of reference.
Design duo Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker exhibited an affinity towards the dark side at their AW15 show.
The relentlessly alluring theme of Gothic romanticism seeped throughout the collection – named Persephone – thanks to delicate fabrics and feminine details nostalgic of the Victorian age.
Design duo Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker exhibited an affinity towards the dark side at their AW15 show
Frills were rife, dominating the collars or lining the dress, and even made their mark on footwear.
Silk blouses and sheer fabrics flowed down the runway, followed by luxurious felt wool coats that embraced winter’s charm and highlighted the feminine silhouette.
There were similar scenes at Giles, with models sent down the runway with black lips, pale complexions and ruffled collars with silk bows galore.
For a more subtle take on the trend, wear a ruffled blouse with jeans or a chic black dress with voluminous sleeves this season.
Left: FF blouse, £16, stole, £25, culottes, £18, boots, £25. Right: FF Suede coat, £150, blouse, £16, suede culotte, £80 and boots, £30
Giant Cut Out Jacquard Trousers, £219, Ballroom Dancing Printed Cotton Poplin Shirt, £209, Orla Kiely
Left: Red Valentino Pussy-bow ruffled stretch cotton-blend shirt, £230, Net-a-porter. Right: AX Paris Frill Off Shoulder Dress Price, £35, Dorothy Perkins
GROWN-UP BONDAGE
Julien Macdonald is unapologetic about his love for high octane glamour, but his AW15 collection was a departure from the usual feast of glitter and sequins that he has made his signature.
The Welsh designer and Strictly Come Dancing star embraced gothic glamour in his London show – and he wasn’t the only one.
Julien’s racy designs were overtly sexual but managed to maintain that sense of sophistication that makes him a red carpet favourite.
Dominatrix-esque models took to the runway wearing thick chokers, long black gloves and embellished luxe silks.
Julien Macdonald’s racy designs were overtly sexual but managed to maintain that sense of sophistication that makes him a red carpet favourite
Dresses, both long and short, came with peek-a-boo cutouts and were worn with thigh-high leggings, ensuring the Julien woman garners attention for all the right reasons.
Marko Mitanovski, a firm favourite of Lady Gaga, also embraced the bondage theme by sending models down the runway wearing full fishnet bodysuits with just a thong underneath.
The Serbian designer’s catwalk was awash with masks, collars and corsets in leather and croc, with some faces completely covered in black paint.
Meanwhile, Sophia Webster the queen of quirky footwear – incorporated the bondage theme into her show designs with thigh-high strappy sandals with leather detailing, as well as bags emblazoned with the words ‘Freak Like Me’.
You can rock the look without looking like an escort by teaming a leather skirt with an oversized knit or if you’re feeling more daring, try rocking thigh high leather boots or a lace fringed leather skirt with sheer blouse.
Left: BELL Thigh High Boots, £125, Topshop, Right: Faux Leather Skirt by Goldie, £35, Topshop
ACCESSORISE ALL AREAS
Roadwork emblazoned handbags, neon furs and orb headbands are just a few of the ways we will be accessorising come autumn.
Queen of the tote, Anya Hindmarch – who is one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s favourite bag designers – performed her usual magic of turning mundane everyday items into desirable accessories that often attract a long waiting list.
For her autumn/winter 2015 line, entitled ‘The Diversion Collection’. Anya was influenced by Britain’s motorways, with models marching down a catwalk decorated with road markings and overseen by LED speed limits.
Roadwork emblazoned handbags, neon furs and orb headbands are just a few of the ways we will be accessorising come autumn if Anya Hindmarch has anything to do with it
Motifs for this season stepped away from the busy sticker theme of her last collection, with bags stamped with traffic signs like ‘road works ahead’ and ‘no U-turn.’
Perhaps one of the most unique items in the collection is the Eddie Stobart clutch that is a miniature replica of the motorway regulars.
As for headwear, models at Ashley Williams wore the furriest shearling bucket hats, while Gyo Yuni Kimchoe decorated models in space age style helmets with animal horns and tassled ribbon necklaces, and Sophia Webster’s headbands came adorned with orbs.
Make the look your own by emblazoning your tote with Anya Hindmarch stickers or your own initials.
MODERN MILITARY
One of the easiest looks is the coming season’s relaxed military style – one the designers reinvent season after season.
Phillip Lim sent models down the runway donning oversized parkas in two-tone green hues – and we will all be following his lead.
Ways to incorporate the trend into your wardrobe include relaxed cropped trousers, a lightweight khaki jacket or a silky shirt, worn with sparkles.
Greens and taupes are still on-trend but for a fresher take, opt for stone-hued separates. If you snap them up now, they’ll work throughout the summer, too.
One of the easiest looks is the coming season’s relaxed military style, one the designers reinvent season after season. Left: £130, right: black coat with drummer boy button, £70, both Wallis
Left: Mayfair Olive coat, £425, L.K. Bennett, Right: Atterley Khaki Linen Shirt, £55
Felted Wool Trench Coat, £495, Orla Kiely
RED ALERT
Never before has a single colour become quite as ubiquitous as red was on the AW15 catwalks.
Spotted on pretty much every catwalk – from Emilia Wickstead to Christopher Kane – the look will make a statement when worn head-to-toe.
If it’s too bold for you, trial the trend by wearing one item – try a red longline waistcoat – teamed with black trousers or carry a bold red tote for a subtle take on the trend.
If you buy one garment in red this autumn, make it a statement red dress and combine it with this season’s other hot shade – camel – by adding a camel coat or suede camel mules to complete the look.
Left: Red longline waistcoat, £65 Wallis, centre: Atterley high neck shift dress, £48, right: Hot Squash red dress, £99
MORE IS MORE FUR
Fur is officially in fashion come autumn, if Matthew Williams’ catwalk is anything to go by – his shaggy Mongolian lamb and shearling in topaz, teal, and pink sent Instagram into a furry frenzy.
Meanwhile, hats and coats at the Ashley Williams show came in the softest sheepskin and shearling textures and acid-coloured chubby furs and bags provided some eye-catching additions to Roksanda Ilincic’s catwalk.
If over-the-top fur, like that seen at Louis Vuitton – where coats were yeti-like in white, black and leopard – is too much for you, opt for coats and knits with fur panels.
Hats and coats at the Ashley Williams show came in the softest sheepskin and shearling textures
Acid-coloured chubby furs and bags provided some eye-catching additions to Roksanda’s catwalk, left. Get the look with this monochrome contrast faux fur coat, £99, from Simply Be
MS is jumping on the over-the-top fluff bandwagon with its cosy coats
Mulberry’s new Shearling Roxette, which launch in September, will add a touch of cosy luxe to your look (£1,350 each)
BOLD BEAUTY: INTERESTING EYES, GLITTER-FILLED FACES AND POLKA DOT MAKE-UP
It isn’t just the clothes designers who create the new trends at London Fashion Week.
Behind the scenes, the most talented hair and make-up artists in the world work like a well-oiled machine to set the next season’s beauty trends – and if they have anything to do with it, we’ll be wearing fake freckles, smudged lipstick or perhaps even no make-up at all come next autumn.
FEMAIL went backstage to meet the hotbed of talent conjuring up AW15′s beauty looks and from what we’ve witnessed, you’ll be getting creative in six months’ time (so get your glitter at the ready).
Portuguese designers Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida for Marques’ Almeida sent models down their runway with white eyelashes, while Val Garland decorated models’ eyes with sequins.
At Matthew Williamson, Benefit’s Lisa Potter-Dixon created a new take on eyeliner being dubbed ‘displaced liner,’ by applying a sweep on the models’ sockets rather than on their waterline.
Sophia Webster, always one to push quirky trends, asked Sharon Dowsett fom L’Oreal Paris to completely coat some of the models’ faces in glitter.
Elsewhere, other models were given totally white faces with a bold glitter lip.
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