According to the Observer newspaper, dresses are out and skirts are in. Fact. Skirts dominated the Spring Summer runways in New York with designers like Marc Jacobs and Jonathan Saunders showcasing a variety of skirt styles from romantic tiers to calf length metallics.
I don’t know about you, but I am yet to be convinced – I just love the simplicity of the dress. Add a pair of tights and shoes and you’re good to go! Rae Bow Dress by Nathan Jenden, £885

Sophisticated lustre in our autumn/winter wardrobes is essential for the upcoming party season. For me, silky, metallic jacquard is undoubtedly the chicest way to inject your winter wardrobe with some glistening vibrancy with zero risk of looking cheap or over the top. Perfect to dress down with a cashmere jumper, woolly tights and boots or dress up with heals and a delicate evening top, DKNY Lurex jacquard mini skirt in ‘amber combo’ (£220 available at net-a-porter) is perfect for casual and party occasions and will effortlessly brighten up …

It’s one thing to take on androgynous styles like flinging on your boyfriend’s slightly oversized shirt and transforming it into a svelte shirt-dress or casually throwing on a checkered shirt atop a dress and calling it a carefree chic day. But when you take a masculine dress shirt and deconstruct it down to a distinctly feminine piece of clothing in the form of a skirt, then you’ve deftly pushed the envelope on androgyny.

In an ideal world women would be able to wear whatever they want to work. Unfortunately, this world does not exist.
Whenever starting a new job most women ask themselves, “Is this shirt too low?”, “Is my skirt too short?” and “Will I offend anyone with my outfit?” The answer to all of these questions usually stands that if you are questioning your attire- it is most undoubtedly inappropriate. So how does one accomplish a sense of style while succumbing to the professional fashion structure that inherently exists in every …

Recently added to my all-consuming and ever-growing skirt collection/ addiction (depending on your point of view….) is a high waisted, button through pale denim number which I have literally not removed from my little legs for seven days.
This shape, with the buttons that run down the front and the apron-style triangle silhouette is not only inherently 70s ( trend de jour, of course) but joyfully flattering. Why, the perfect combination.

We have a new addiction, trawling through Topshop’s archives of vintage treasures. There are gems from Givenchy, Dior, Lanvin and more. The collections are limited to say the least and items are selling out quicker than you can click “buy now” but there are still some great pieces that have yet to be snapped up. Here are our picks.
1. Biba sequinned Waistcoat, £220