Last September, Miuccia Prada declared pyjamas to be the height of chic. Sportmax followed her lead with a matching silky top and trousers "suit". But frankly, a nation of shoppers just haven't shared the designers' enthusiasm. Funny that. Photograph: Karl Prouse/Getty
Instead, we have become much more excited by wide-leg cropped trousers. Or, to give them their correct fashion moniker, peg-legs. Over at Gap, the style is selling well. Its pleat-front cropped trousers in cream and white have an easiness about them that could be said to be pyjamaesque, but this style demands a chunky heel and a tucked-in top to work in our wardrobes, not a sleep mask.
Cropped trousers, £39.50
by Gap
0800 427 789 Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
Christopher Kane, aka British fashion's great new hope, thought we were ready for ripped denim, but for most women the memory of those boys from Bros looms too large. Photograph: Rex Features
However, the Kane denim manifesto has infiltrated our wardrobes in the form of faded denim. A spokesperson for Topshop reports that "sunbleached denim is doing incredibly well" and that classic "love-worn" western jackets are in huge demand. Meanwhile, chambray denim is proliferating on the high street
Denim shirt, £18
by New Look
0500 454 094. Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
Nothing says summer like prints. In recent years this has meant florals, but this season arty painted prints seen at labels such as Dolce & Gabbana, Chloé and Marni grabbed fashion's headlines. Now, while no one could argue about the craftsmanship of these designs, how many people were ever realistically going to buy a Dolce dress for nearly four grand? Photograph: Chris Moore/Getty
Enter the star motif. As seen at Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent, this was a more workable trend for the high street, and thus has quickly become the season's most worn print. French Connection reports that both its star-print tunic and vest have been selling "like hot cakes". Of course, Kate Moss wearing Chanel's star jumpsuit back in January had nothing to do with it
Star print navy vest, £25
by French Connection
020-7036 7200. Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
Could the on-screen equivalent of the catwalk - Sex and the City: The Movie - create a corsage trend for a second time? Everybody thought so. Within seconds of pictures of Carrie Bradshaw sporting one almost as big as her head, new fashion life was breathed into this fading flower. High-street stores such as Dune and Coast have backed the corsage, but on shoes, which are much more summer wedding than gal-about-town Photograph: Craig Blankenhorn/Wireimage.com
In fact, what appears to be the runaway quick-fix hit of the season is the summer scarf. Practicality wins again. Lightweight scarves are brilliantly versatile and easily portable, plus they complement on-trend mannish jackets, which a girlie corsage does not.
Coral scarf, £29.50
by Banana Republic
020-7758 3550. Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
You can't really blame designers for this one because cartoonish over-sized proportions look great on a catwalk. Plus, back in September, when the spring collections were shown, "It bag" fatigue had already taken hold, so there wasn't much bag territory left for designers to plough. But really, why would anyone want a giant handbag with no adequate means of holding it? Turns out we didn't. Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP
What we are carrying are increasingly practical bags. Posh leather satchels, descended from Mulberry's Poppy version have beaten the superclutch into submission
Fawn leather satchel, £595
by Mulberry
020 7391 3900 Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
Purple rucksack, £26
by American Apparel
americanapparel.net. Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
