Still going strong -the trends you love
GLAMOUR TRAINERS
WE’VE got used to go-with-everything trainers and now we’re into the gorgeous trainer moment. Trainers have never been more good-looking or more intended to be worn at the foot of a smart trouser suit. After the British designer Grace Wales Bonner’s collaboration with Adidas, the fashion front row are clamouring for Gucci’s jewel-colour joint efforts with the sports brand. While all the designers are now jostling for the prize of top delicious trainers, plain old Gazelles in cherry red suede (£ 75, addidas.co.uk) will hit the spot.
LOOSE FIT TROUSERS
LOOSE and high-waisted is still the look (though to
confuse matters there’s also a resurgence of lowslung trousers, Nineties-style, but never mind that). All you need to know is your top half is trim and tidy, your bottom half is looser fit or baggy — either straight cut or extra-wide with front pleats.
SMOOTH FAKE FUR
CHUNKY, soft, teddy bearish faux fur is the material that keeps on giving. Think Henry VIII-scale coats and jackets. Big lapels. Volume. And colour.
Not that long ago, you’d have considered it rash to get a faux fur coat in Easter chick yellow or crocus purple. Not now.
SPORTSWEAR DETAILS
THIS fashion has been building for half a decade and now it’s all about sports chic, whether it’s a stripe on a trouser leg, zip-front tops or elasticated cuffs. A sized-up navy blazer over tailored track pants is now the smartest smart casual look.