The Style Agenda: 10 Ways To Get Ahead On The New Season
Paco Rabanne’s girl has long been wedded to a glistening after-dark dress; now, it’s the unexpected daylight appeal of metallic medallion panels with wool that’s impossible to ignore.
Cardigan, £460; sleeveless knit top, £930; skirt, £2,350; slides, £420, all Paco Rabanne. Hoop earrings, from £100 at Jennifer Fisher.
2. The scarf-neck blouseFashion is in a generous mood: capitalise with a lavish neckline and dress your throat with a jaunty knot.
Ellery Salvador neck-tie blouse, £485 at Matchesfashion.com.
3. The perfect shade of yellowSunny Delight-yellow is the ultimate mood enhancer. Wear it head to toe – with a splash of optic white – and consider it therapy for those inevitable post-holiday blues.
Lemaire autumn/winter 2018.
4. The skirt suitA skirt suit is strait-laced by nature, but cut long and lean and rendered in sumptuous blush wool it becomes a wild-card wardrobe entry. Take it out for a spin with a vampy pump.
Gabriela Hearst autumn/winter 2018.
5. The pendant necklaceSeventies disco chains have the edge on chokers. Pair with bitter chocolate or chestnut brown à la Chloé, for instant sophistication.
Necklace, £660 at Chloé.
6. The shoe-string beltWe challenge you to come up with a neater way to a waist than a quick double knot on a pair of shoelaces. That thrifty feeling has never felt better.
Acne Studios autumn/winter 2018.
7. The croc bagNot real crocodile, mind. There’s just one rule: the dinkier the better.
Leather bag, £396 at Rejina Pyo.
8. The stacked muleIf shoes are the new bags, then Gucci’s mules are the “it” hit of the season. Style them with louche suiting or a pleated skirt.
Leather mules, £620 at Gucci.
9. The cardigan coatDoesn’t a body-cocooning cardi look right again? And, more importantly, doesn’t it look easy?
Chanel autumn/winter 2018.
10. The animal-print trenchAnimal print has a gauche, wayward energy this season; rein it in with a subtle trench coat template that is fluent in ladylike complexity.
Wool coat, £1,025 at Sykes.
