What style are you?
Are you into bows, embellishment, crystal and flounces, or are you hardcore leather, bad-ass borough and gothic attitude Which sided you belong this AW12. Androgyny Returns so reach for cigarette-shaped trousers, pristine white shirts, borrowed bow-ties and brogues, lie at Ralph Lauren Collection, Chanel, Calvin Klein Collection, and Stella McCartney.
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Introduce this electric shade of blue to your wardrobe and tone down with carbon black wardrobe staples. If in doubt, then start off with a cobalt blue heel or handbag for a trial-run with the hue.
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Baroque & Roll comes with lavish top line from a flurry of fashion designers all calling us to wear metallic brocade with heavy lace, mouth-watering diamonte and regal prints, from Mary Katrantzou, Dolce & Gabbana.
Steal her style - Motel Rocks Adrianne Baroque Dress
Statemeet jewellery, take one enormous diamanté necklace over your brocade top will tap into the winter catwalk look faster than you can say ‘Karl Lagerfeld
Femme Fatale, Dress like a dynamite diva with long leather gloves, ‘innocent’ pussy bow blouses with sheer panels and skin-tight pencil skirts, Givenchy, Christopher Kane and Erdem are the tops for this style.
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Kooky and quirky prints, Burberry Charlotte Olympia, Marc by Marc Jacobs. Chooose one key piece that has a cartoon character on it – like a Mickey Mouse tee or a pop art-inspired clutch – and wear it with your grown-up pieces for a characterful clash.
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Gorgeous prints from McCartney and Giambattista Valli, Mary Katrantzou, Miu Miu, and Prada, The Katrantzou ‘typewriter’ print is set to spark a few high street spin offs and has ignited an industry-wide lust for unusual retro patterns. Odd-ball printed dresses and blouses are the safest option for the look. Keep other accessories understated.
Or go Purple, one of the hottest colours trends, Emporio Armani, Gucci are all doing it on the catwalks. In the fashion history books, purple was the most regal of all colours to wear. This season it’s set to be in almost every high street store and is best worn as a break from black.
Go Quintessentially British from designers like , Ralph Lauren Collection, Tommy Hilfiger, McQ Alexander McQueen, Margaret Howell and Paul Smith. Sturdy leather boots, Fair Isle knits, the classic flat camp, tweeds, heavy-duty knitwear and colours that channel British heritage in royal blue, pillar box red.
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Or are you a romantic, fromMcQ Alexander McQueen and Dior with floaty hemlines, soft necklines, winter florals and feather accessories will channel this lovely trend.
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Oversized tailoring from Yves Saint Laurent, so think boyfriend blazer but two sizes bigger than you wore last year. The secret to pulling off bigger, boxy sizes is to balance out with slinky trousers and very high heels.
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Show your waistlines, like Victoria Beckham. Nip in that waist, ladies, with a chunky leather belt or a slinky chain, depending on what suits your outfit the most. Then there's the X-Rated Bondage, from Dior, Topshop Unique, and Valentino. The world has gone fifity shades naughtier for winter – dare to wear thigh-high boots under skater skirts or daring split dresses and cut-out panelling.
Then there's the X-Rated Bondage, from Dior, Topshop Unique, and Valentino. The world has gone fifity shades naughtier for winter – dare to wear leather, thigh-high boots under skater skirts or daring split dresses and cut-out panelling.