This outfit could easily have ended up looking like a dog’s dinner. There’s the hippy-style head thing – a bit Olsen twins, a bit indie Brit It girl. Then you’ve got gold Lurex, two different widths of stripes, a clingy skirt and a velvet jacket all vying for attention. Luckily, model Chanel Iman is utterly gorgeous. But there are lessons for us civilians too: long skirts are cool; clingy ones are tricky; embellished velvet will now always look a bit Kate Moss for Topshop; and shoe toe-hang is always bad. Photograph: Evan Agostini/AP/Press Association Images
The Roksanda Ilincic collection for Whistles is one of the most successful high-street/designer collaborations to date. Sadly, it comes to an end this month. Her swan song, a collection of 10 cocktail dresses, is what is known in the biz as going out on a high. See this brilliant goldy-camel, prim but sexy, silk dress. It’s a classy Christmas option and costs several hundred pounds less than a mainline Roksanda. Wear with a slash of red lipstick, some tall classic heels and an espresso martini.
£295, available from 9 November, whistles.co.uk Photograph: PR
Who doesn’t want a tiny knitted Anna Wintour, complete with woolly shades and stern mouth, that one can pop on to one’s finger and waggle? Well, now you can, thanks to this box of fashion editor finger puppets from Rubbish magazine. If you’re not an AW fan, perhaps you’ll prefer American Vogue’s Grace Coddington, Paris Vogue’s Carine Roitfeld, Love’s Katie Grand or the Herald Tribune’s Suzy Menkes. Hours of overwhelming fun guaranteed.
£49, rubbishmagshop.com Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Camper’s collaborations produce interesting results. Belgian-trained designer Veronique Branquinho’s Chelsea boot is, admittedly, of quiet design – just a crepe rubber sole for fanciness – but that’s often welcome in men’s footwear. The shoe brand also opens a new store this week in London’s Covent Garden, which has interiors by Spanish designer Tomás Alonso. Expect the look to be clean and industrial.
£235, camper.com Photograph: PR
Kenzo’s new coffee-table book boasts a wonderful floral cover and is packed with illustrations, catwalk pictures and fold-out/pop-up sections. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the label is holding catwalk shows at the V&A on 12 November, which are free and open to the public. Artistic director Antonio Marras is selecting looks for the shows from the archive. Think glorious prints and textiles.
£48, 020-7491 8469, to book tickets for the V&A shows, call 020-7942 8469. Photograph: PR company handout
