The high-street has gone leather mad this autumn. Just ask Hadley. At Wallis there is a red shift dress and a couple of A-line skirts. Zara is selling a swingy black skater number (pictured), while at the end of September, a black leather T-shirt will arrive at Dorothy Perkins. Plus, Marks & Spencer’s full circle skirt in black leather, available in October, has just been ordered by Elle’s editor, Lorraine Candy. Tweet Fact.
£69.99, zara.com Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
New collaboration alert. London-based fashion duo Peter Pilotto has joined forces with Kipling (the bags, not the cakes) to create a 16-piece collection, which includes this rucksack, a shoulder bag and wallets. The designers have produced two prints – an “intergalactic traveller” one, or this rucksack’s graphic machine design – and the range launches at a pop-up shop in Selfridges before going nationwide later next month. Meanwhile, PP’s autumn collection features its signature printed cocktail dresses, chic tailoring and a flash or two of pinging orange.
£65, available from 10 September, selfridges.com Photograph: PR
Last season’s sensible shoe buzz, started by the kitten heel’s catwalk comeback, continues. For autumn/winter, various designers included smaller heels or what Vogue have dubbed “24/7 heels”. It’s a slow-burning trend. For most women, a squat heel/grey ankle sock/midi-length skirt combination, as seen on Marc Jacobs’s autumn catwalk, spells frump. Instead, Prada’s partnership of kitten sling-backs with thick tights and trousers, cropped above the ankle, is a far more user-friendly starting point. In other small heel news: both black opaques (Giambattista Valli) and bare feet (Stella McCartney) have been given the all-clear.
£24.99, by Giles for New Look, newlook.com Photograph: PR
A haute-country look is once again brewing in menswear for autumn. From outdoorsy hiking boots, to an elbow patch or six, via some corduroy. Two words of advice: go subtle. Instead of getting stuck into the tweeds, how about a spot of boiled wool? It’s a lovely texture, a big part of the appeal of haute-country, but comes in navy, which is more discreet and modern. This Topman Design jacket is a slim, one-button dream – wear with the matching slacks, or your favourite old jeans, and you’re done. £120, available from 16 September, topman.com Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
