Back to School

There is definitely a little schoolgirl flavour to the Chloe autumn/winter collection. But my, what a grown up school girl she is. This girl isn't smoking a fag round the back of the bike sheds and breaking the school dress code with a tip-ex manicure, holey tights and a crotch skimming skirt (none of which I ever did at school, obviously. Ahem!) she is sitting at the front of the class, getting her homework done on time and going to a very good university, thank you very much.

I have to admit I absolutely love it. Grown up, elegant, classy but with a whisper of youth about it so it doesn't all get a bit fusty.

I think I will be scoping out pieces to mirror this look. I am particularly won over by the thought of a navy, black and white colour palate. Yum, yum, yum!

(Images by Filippo Flor via Style.com)

A Bolt from the Blue

Something amazing has happened. I walked past Gap and was tempted to go in because I really liked what was in the window. I know! That hasn't happened for years. 

They have a Back to Blue campaign running for autumn/winter and it looks really good.

It might actually achieve the impossible and get me excited about shopping in Gap again. Who would have thunk it?

In Full Bloom

 Emilia Wickstead

Winter florals are going to be a big trend for autumn winter and I am very much liking the look of them.

Here are some of the best on the catwalks. And Ted Baker are the first to make the break on the high street. Yum!

Erdem

Giambattista Valli

Lanvin 

Louis Vuitton

Mulberry

(Images via Style.com, Ted Baker)

Red Sky at Night

I think a red dress is definitely going to have to make an appearance in my wardrobe.

I particularly love these two by Karen Millen. Seriously classy.

(Images via Comptoir des Cotonnier, Karen Millen, Whistles)

Nina Ricci

One of my favourite collections for autumn/winter is Nina Ricci. Super feminine/ballerina chic.

(Images via Style.com)

Fill Your Boots

It's a bit damp outside so I don't feel as though I am, ahem, raining on anyone's summer parade by talking about the autumn winter collections.

One of my first obsessions is the Celine boot. Aren't they heaven? Particularly the thigh high pairs. Although lord knows quite how tiny your thigh would have to be to fit into this luxury leather prison.

(Images via Style.com, Celine)

Pony Up

(Image via Clarks)

I have not been overly tempted to go shopping recently. For a number of reasons. I don't have a job. It is too hot to be in the shops when you can be under a tree reading a book in the shade. I'm not going on holiday and so am not in the market for racks of sale clothes that are only suitable for Marbs. The autumn and winter collections are starting to come in and I have absolutely no interest in thinking about that yet. I am happily sweating and working on my tan right now, thank you very much.

But the tide might be starting to turn because I have seen these Clarks shoes and I love them. Not quite enough to wish that it was suitable whether to wear them, but enough to dream about snapping them up and then taking them out and stroking the faux pony until such a time as I might be able to wear them at a suitable temperature. It is always this time of year when I start lusting after things that are wildly unsuitable but that you just have to have in case they are snapped up before you can buy them and then you live in regret all winter, knowing that item would have made your life 100% better. Hmm, do I put too much importance in clothes?...!