The three fashions currently on my radar are Folk, Goth, and Heritage. I have to say though that this has been the case since i was the age of about 6, and that is why, perhaps, i am far more intrigued with fashion this season than most. During summer i rarely pick up a magazine, or scan the pages of Vogue online, for summer fashions rarely interest me. However come late August, when every magazine starts urging you back into black nail polish and velvet hair bows, my eyes become attuned to the world of style once more, and i sit up and listen...
Goth is rarely out of fashion in November, and this year is no exception. Since 2007 the haute-goth look has been growing in momentum until, propelling itself onto the high street in September, it exploded in a glorious display of black lipstick and patent Doctor Martens across every knowing face in London. This Halloween has had to be one of the chic-est I've seen in my short life. With every girl having numerous black lace dresses to pick from in Topshop, a variety of stockings once limited to the most adventurous of lingerie stores, and a step-by-step guide to making your face vogue-ly melancholic in every fashion mag, it would have been criminal to opt for 'Sexy Cat' again. Check out this gloriously ghoulish example from YSL.
Add to this the folk revival, (Seemingly stemming from the Neo-Folk music scene being felt in acoustic dens all over the country. Music inspiring fashion, fashion inspiring music? You decide!) and our wardrobes are looking positively pagan! Best seen at DKNY, this folk scene takes much from the original folk look of the seventies so think thick fabrics, high neck lines, and large paisley designs (dead-dog type furs are also a favorite, but thats up to you). Accessories should stay dark if your playing around with such imposing prints, try opaque tights and those baggy berets everyone's wearing.
My favorite of the three has to be the heritage look dominating D+G's AW09 catwalk shows. The basic look is fairly simple. Allow me to set the scene... you are the daughter of some lonely laird, your dark features stare out of your pale face, rouged by the bracing winds. Living in a remote castle in the Scottish highlands, you roam the woods looking for flowers and chance upon some harmless looking mushrooms. Donned in the family tartan, with woolen stockings for warmth, you begin a glorious trip through the wardrobe of Queen Elisabeth II to that of Jimi Hendrix, and return looking psychedelically regal. If it doesn't make sense it will after scanning these.
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