Hailed as one of spring/summer 11’s most triumphant shows, the Jil Sander silhouette is set to be big. This skirt length picks up where the winter maxi left off. Note: this is the skirt for women who prefer trousers. Plus, styling with a plain, classic T-shirt looks fresh and modern. It’s not just a catwalk trend: Gap will have something similar soon, while A-listers, Kate Bosworth and Drew Barrymore have both already worn full-length looks from the collection. Photograph: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Europe
You’ve heard the stories of fashion editors being moved to tears by clothes. Well, this Globetrotter tote makes even The Briefing emotional. Taken from the new 1897 Leather Series, which also includes a briefcase, shopper and weekend holdall, this is the first time in 113 years that the brand has produced items in soft leather. Heaven.
£425, 020 7529 5950
Photograph: Martin Eidemak
It wouldn’t be a new season without a new hue to obsess over. This month, after lengthy analysis and brow furrowing, it’s been decided it’s all about coral. As demonstrated here by Reiss, it’s a shade that works well with last season’s camel. It also gives off a springy glow. Fashion – so not rocket science this week.
Blouse, £110, by Reiss, reissonline.com
Photograph: Reiss
Look, leopard will never die around these parts, but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Therefore; enter the snake. Outgoing Paris Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld pre-empted this comeback last year claiming “snake is better on older women than leopard”. Anyways, you’ll find plenty of snake-print clothing coming to the high street, though for now, start with a shoe like this classic court from Kurt Geiger.
£160, kurtgeiger.com
Photograph: Kurt Geiger
It’s January, so you don’t eat the food, no, you wear it. This hotdog ‘n’ chips T-shirt from the latest Ashish collection for Topshop, arriving on the rails this week, is a case in point. Said collaboration has also produced a banana-split tee and a fried-breakfast sweat-top. Obvs if you’re looking for a healthier food-fashion option, there is the forthcoming banana Prada earrings or Stella McCartney’s citrus prints. Yum.
£40, topshop.com
Photograph: Topshop
