Friend Friday #50: Fall trends

As with previous trends, this week's Friend Friday is looking to next season. Here are my five favourite fall trends:


Autumn 2011 Trend #1: faux fur


I love a bit of faux fur come autumn (see here, here and here) and I was so pleased to see so much of it on the catwalks for 2011. Wear it short for evening and team with a floor length dress, as at Michael Kors, or wear it big and belted for a glamorous vintage look, as at Marc by Marc Jacobs.

Autumn 2011 Trend #2: button-up shirts

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Autumn Winter 2011 at H&M: buy NOW, wear NOW

The British summer has been, it's fair to say, a bit of a let down. It started well, with a hot April that got us all dreaming of a summer of sun and floaty maxi dresses and denim cut-offs but with May came the disappointing reality of jeans, jumpers and showers. So many of us are now looking towards the autumn collections that are already appearing in stores on the high street for inspiration. Here, I'll take a look at H&M's autumn offerings and how you can make them work now and later in the year too:

A light weight jumper in a bright raspberry is the perfect cover-up for chilly summer evenings - or chilly summer days - and will take you right through to autumn and beyond.

This wraparound dress with draped detail is great for the warmer weather while the patterned lends itself to being teamed with tights and a boyfriend cardigan come the cooler weather.



This imitation suede tunic with cutout detailing is my favourite in the whole Autumn collection for H&M. It can be worn now with a couple of long pendants thrown over and a pair of sandals and teamed with leggings or tights next season and a biker jacket.

Finally, I couldn't resist showing you these two beautiful bags from H&M's autumn collection, aren't they divine?

The large imitation leather handbag on the left is a bargainous £24.99, whilst the bag on the right is a little pricer at £69.99 but is real suede with leather details - and is beautiful too!!

What will you be investing in for autumn? Are you starting now or waiting till summer is over?

Have Your Say: Black or beige?

When I spotted these Esprit boots over at Spartoo, I knew they were just the thing for the transitional season (or summer, as we like to call it here in the UK!). But then I realised I had a dilemna... which colour? I can't really justify buying both pairs, so do I get black or beige?

Or alternatively, do you think they are ug-ly and I should get neither!!?

Not ready to give my boots the boot…

Sandals and flip flops might be appearing in stores on the high street now but I am nowhere near ready to pack away my boots yet. Winter this year has been all about the ankle boots for me.

After I spent the weekend living in two of my pairs of ankle boots they have taken a little bit of a battering with all of the walking we did around Glasgow. So I am now on the lookout for another pair to add to my collection before the weather starts to improve (please may it start to soon!).

Here are my options:

Love these Best Mountain heeled desert boots and what about these red boots?

These grey boots are high on my wish list (such a bargain!!) and am loving the heeled walking boots:

Wedges are still on trend for Autumn Winter 2011, so these would see me through to next season too:

Keep your feet warm with these Rip Curl booties or stay on trend with these heeled ankle boots:

Which do you think I should choose?

LFW #4: things I was pleased to see stick around for another season...

wedges:

and shearling:

*all photos from the Aminaka Wilmont catwalk show at Someset House on Friday 18 February

LFW #3: Aminaka Wilmont Autumn Winter 2011

"the Aminaka Wilmont woman is ... determined and confident with her own individuality and uniqueness"

As I was ushered into my very first catwalk show at London Fashion Week, I had no idea what to expect: the lights dimmed and the music started and everyone in the tent hushed as they awaited the appearance of the first model:

Aminaka Wilmont's Autumn Winter 2011 collection is entitled "Totem". With the collection the designer attempts to create a new tribe of women:

Dressed in draping silk which maintain a soft silhouette and complimented with asymmetric cuts:

The avant-garde and trademark tailoring flatters the female shape:

Whilst the use of washed leather jackets and shorts in addition to thick, Italian Shearling and Toscana gives a strong and more touch edge to the collection:

The inspiration for the digital prints - animal hides, skins and furs - are evident throughout:

The wedge boots - both knee and ankle high - represent strong animal hooves which aids the creation of an elegant yet hard edge:

Pheasant feathers have been used to add detail and reinforce the animal inspiration:

Knitwear - in the shape of arm and leg warmers - continue the raw feel felt throughout the collection:

This collection is wearable and beautiful. The neutral colour palette appeals to my wardrobe preferences, whilst the knitwear and wedges provide a practical element to this catwalk collection.

What do you think of the collection?