Key fashion trends of the season: Heritage

Coat £3740, Shoes £550, both Stella McCartney, 30 Bruton Street, London W1 (020 7518 3100) stellamccartney.com
Celebrate traditional fabrics this season with a midi herringbone skirt or a playful jumpsuit. At Stella McCartney tweed has been given a sporty edge. Forget taking tweed to the countryside as heritage makes a hit on the streets this Autumn.
Photographer: Kevin Foord
Fashion Editors: Jo Jones and Helen Seamons
Hair and Make-up: Juliana Sergot
Model: Bridget at Elite London
Shot on location at Snape Maltings, Near Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP17 1SR snapemaltings.co.uk 01728 688 303 Photograph: PR

Wool Cape £399.
Capes were everywhere for Autumn/Winter 12 and what better way to create a cool heritage look than with this design by Jaeger, perfect over a narrow trouser or jeans. We think Sherlock would approve.
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Coat, £165.
Boucle tweed is the calling card of the chic lady. This coat will instantly smarten any look.
Massimo Dutti, massimodutti.com Photograph: PR

Skirt, £178.
Tweed doesn't have to mean frumpy. Try this mini skirt with a black leather t-shirt for a modern retro look.
Joseph, stylebop.com Photograph: PR

Tweed Trousers, £45.00.
Style these tweed trousers with a motif knit and unstructured jacket and finish the look with a lace-up ankle boot for an urban heritage look.
Oasis, oasis-stores.com Photograph: PR

Blazer, £49.
Keep up with the country set in this neat corduroy trimmed blazer.
Savoir, isme.com Photograph: PR

Dress, £395.
McQ have had a make-over, the brand is now back in-house under Sarah Burton's watchful eye and the AW12 collection is bursting with great investment pieces – like this dress – that will lift your wardrobe.
McQ, my-wardrobe.com Photograph: PR

Dress, £175.
Is tweed too scratchy/itchy/heavy for you? Those wizz designers at Whistles have solved your problem with this clever tweed print chiffon dress. Just the thing to see out the last of the sunny weather and still look great with tights and boots when temperatures drop.
Whistles, whistles.co.uk Photograph: PR

Jumpsuit, £70.00.
If you want to give the heritage trend a modern twist then look for pieces like this herringbone jumpsuit that turn a classic tweed on its head.
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Skirt, £119.
The new skirt length for Autumn is the midi. Inspired by the checked full silhouette look at Burberry, this Hobbs version is a must-have – and it's a fraction of the price of it's catwalk cousin.
Hobbs, hobbs.co.uk Photograph: PR

Cap £15.00,
At Burberry Prorsum the models rocked a tweed cap, for finishing touches to your heritage look invest in this fab accessorize version.
Accessorize accessorize.com Photograph: PR