TIMES ARE A-CHANGIN’

THE final Bank Holiday of the summer is almost upon us and it is always with a heavy heart that I say farewell to August and kiss the sunny days goodbye for another year.

I’m a June baby and I’m told that’s the reason for my love affair with sunshine and warm weather. Burnished leaves in autumn might sound poetic but they don’t hold the same appeal for me as blue skies.

The changing season at least means I can stop thinking about all the trends that got away. The Puka shell necklace I’ve been so keen on is going to have to wait until next year – surfer chic doesn’t look cute in autumn.

Luckily, there are plenty of trends that will roll into the new season with a few tweaks so no need to panic buy.

In the interest of sustainability what do we have that can be re-worn?

Those high-waisted jeans, that midi dress and the white trainers are all going to be useful and, unless you happen to be a heavyweight social media influencer who regularly photographs and shares a “look” with 50,000 people on Instagram, the idea of only wearing an outfit once should be unthinkable. It’s wasteful at best and proves the purchase perhaps wasn’t a wise one.

One of the most influential street-style stars of the moment Julie Pelipas (who also happens to be the fashion director of Vogue Ukraine) recently spoke about the new season and said she won’t be rushing out to buy lots of clothes, citing Vivienne Westwood’s rule of “buy less, choose well and make it last”.

With that in mind, I’m planning on exercising restraint and trying not to be seduced by all things snakeskin in Zara.

I don’t want to dress like Cher from 90s chick flick Clueless, so Topshop’s check trends hold zero appeal for me. However, over at & Other Stories, the rust corduroy suit jacket is more tricky to ignore.

It seems buying less and wearing more is not going to be easy.