L-R Proenza Schouler/Derek Lam/Thakoon
Dresses, tops and skirts were constructed like jigsaw puzzles, pieces of leather and crepe, wool and silk prints were fused together in a patchwork effect – the new take on block colour Photograph: Arun Nevader/Getty Images North America
Top of our wishlist are the full feminine skirts styled with chunky motocross boots at Marc by Marc Jacobs. British designers Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier took the reins for the first time and injected a large dose of British street style cool to the label Photograph: Arun Nevader/Getty Images North America
Seen at Victoria Beckham, 3.1 Philip Lim (above) and Thakoon, the perfect jacket to layer into any look. Boyish with a feminine touch introduced by a pastel shade or a sharp tailored silhoutte to skim the feminine form, set to be a wardrobe must-have Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images North America
L-R Alexander Wang/Donna Karan
The tapered trouser has evolved and relaxed. This season sees the slouchy straight leg leather pant as the hero trouser. Ultra chic Photograph: STAN HONDA/AFP
L-R Alexander Wang/J Crew/Tommy Hilfiger
For AW14 oversized statement knitwear is the new sweatshirt – and abstract prints and a fluffy texture are key. You heard it here first Photograph: Brian Ach/Getty Images North America
L-R Tory Burch/3.1 Phillip Lim/Proenza Schouler
Modern and super-chic, the clean lines and a graphic silhouette of a collarless coat perfectly frames another season essential – the fluffy rollneck jumper Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images North America
Designers have embraced the great American outdoors with classic outerwear items. Stuart Vever's for Coach (right) chose houndstooth, based on an original fireman's coat. Tommy Hilfiger (left) took us trekking through the snowy mountains layered in check and denim, all wrapped in shearling-lined parkas. While Donna Karan (centre) returned to the college campus in an oversized personalised varsity jacket Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images North America
Sporty and all-weather proof, this season it's all about the wedge boot, seen above at Tommy Hilfiger where models trekked through a snow scene. New York has ditched the trainer for glamour and comfort Photograph: Randy Brooke/Getty Images North America
L-R Derek Lam/Opening Ceremony/Michael Kors
From a fashion capital that plays on understated and effortless dressing you may not be surprised that grey had a powerful presence on the runway. To give grey a modern make-over it has to be textural and tonal and more than one shade at once Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images North America
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Folds are in; coats, jackets, jumpers with flappy bits were worn folded at an asymetric angle, preferrably flung over one shoulder and accessorised with a nonchalant attitude Photograph: Arun Nevader/Getty Images North America
