The Jungle Look

I walked into Zara today, and honestly? I might as well have just walked into the Amazonian rainforest.

Okay slight exaggeration, but truthfully I think we can only blame one thing...

Hello Kenzo

Andy Torres from Stylescrapbook

Putting things into Perspextive

That kinda works right?

Okay, so it sounds silly, but that's not the point. The point is this:

This Spring/Summer saw a throng of plastic accessories hit the runway, as you may know. They have been seen in the shops ever since, and the word on the street tells me...

Life in Plastic, it's fantastic

Don't get strappy with me

Isabel Marant - £420 - Matches

Actually, I take that back. Give me strappy!

How to be the Queen of sheen

The shiny look has never appealed to me, I think it's easy to make an outfit look cheap and tacky when you're wearing a top that looks like it's made out of foil. The best way to wear them is understated. A metallic clutch paired with a relatively minimalist outfit is ideal. However, there are plenty of pieces you can wear that are subtle yet flattering and feminine. The iridescent, metallic fabrics were a big hit on the catwalks, seen at Burberry, Jonathan Saunders and Mary Katrantzou among others.

Giorgio Armani Prive - photo by GoRunway

Valentino - photo by GoRunway

Burberry Prorsum - photo style.com

Mary Katrantzou - photo by GoRunway

I've found some of the best pieces you can buy now

Clockwise from top left:

Gold top - Esteban Cortazar £180

Blue stilettos - Jimmy Choo £595

Clutch - Mulberry £650

Silver Stilettos - ASOS £45

Clutch - Michael Michael Kors £185

Trousers - J. Crew £150

Over-the-shoulder bag - Burberry Prorsum £550

T-shirt - Markus Lupfer £190

Playsuit - Topshop £55

Vest top - Maison Martin Margiela MM6 £158

T-shirt - River Island £22

Bright whites

One of the biggest trends of S/S 13 is the immaculate and pure colour white. I'm not saying you should go all snow queen on me or anything, because that is not a good look. And for those of you sat there, feeling rather regal, in your floor length white fur coat, and your fairy tale like white dress. Please get up and look in a mirror.

So rule number one: If you look like you've killed and skinned a polar bear, you're doing it wrong.

Lets see how white well and truly ruled the runway...

Images from Vogue & Harper's Bazaar

I think despite the essential boringness (that is a word) of the colour, using whites you can create an unquestionably beautiful outfit. I've hand picked some of my favourite pieces:




1 Brogues - Robert Clergerie - £365
2 Sundress - Topshop - £36
3 Jacket - Lanvin - £1290
4 Tote - Anya Hindmarch - £250
5 Dress - Alexander McQueen - £1250
6 Booties - Carvela - £100
7 Cashmere sweater - Closed - £205
8 Sunglasses - Mango - £22.99
9. Watch - Michael Kors - £185

Safely in the trenches

Okay, I think it's fair for me to say if your wardrobe doesn't have a trench coat in it then you may have a shopping trip to plan. It would be wrong for me to say you can never go wrong with a trench coat, because I'm sure, as with most things, you can go wrong. The phrase 'rarely go wrong' is more appropriate.

I'll just say this, if you can find that little rare moment where someone did go wrong, send it to me and I'll see if you're right. If you are I'll buy and send a Burberry Trench Coat to you, so you can make that rare moment a little smaller by turning into a commoner yourself. *I am not actually going to send you a Burberry Trench coat, for those rifling through photos right now*. I'll just show you how some people got it right, and I'm not short of them:

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Alexa Chung

Blake Lively 

Kate Middleton - Image - NewYorkGirlStyle

Emma watson 

Cara Delevingne - image - Luxury-insider

Emma Stone - image - posh24

Natalie Portman

Victoria Beckham - Image - FlameFlynet Pictures

Miranda Kerr - image - trend911

Opposite ends of the spectrum

There's something beautiful about monochrome. I don't really know what it is, whether it's the contrast between the two moods, or the minimalist approach to colouring. Either way, it's unmissable in the shops right now after the perpetual overhaul of the stuff on the catwalk at the S/S 13 shows. However, this isn't necessarily a trend for the whole outfit, just one piece will do, so pick yours here:

The BLAZER

Designer

Stella McCartney - £1195 - Matches Fashion 

High street

Topshop - £45

The SWEATER

Designer

Tibi - £232 - Matches Fashion

high street

Zara - £45.99

The DRESS

Designer

Altuzara - £1250 - Matches Fashion

High Street

French Connection - £120