After the harsh snow in of Autumn 2010 women are gearing up
for winter weather and the purchase of a new gilet is a
practical purchase for keeping warm in the cold winter evenings
Left - Matthew Williamson AW11 - Mongolian Fur Tipped Gilet.
Centre - M&Co Aw11 - Waterfall Shearling Gilet £48, White Shirt
£35, Jeans £30.
Right - Miss Selfridge Fur Gilet.
Tipped
two-tone fur material has been used extensively on
parka coats.
Tipped multi dyed fur also lent itself to all sorts of chubby
coat, jackets, gilet, hood, ear
muffs, detachable tippets and fur collar variations.
Toscana and other fur gilets merge into
longer pieces as a functional choice of
women's winter apparel.
Left - Cynthia Steffe AW11 Fur Gilet.
Right - Benetton Short Gilet Collection AW11 Sisley Benetton.
Leopard print has been a huge trend over the
past decade and now leopard print is a classic.
Gilets in leopard prints featured in these catwalk shows for
Autumn 2011.
Left - Leopard Print Fur Gilet from Anna Sui AW11.
Left - Dior Leopard Printed Mink Gilet.
Left - Ferragamo Stencilled Mink Vest.
Right - Nicole Miller Gilet.
Longer Women's Gilets
Left - Fabulous Fur Gilet by Fendi AW11.
Centre - Longline Gilet By Debenhams AW11.
Right - Elégance Autumn/Winter 2011 Camel Fur Waistcoat £489,
Ecru Sweater £109, Ecru Velvet Trousers £129, Knee Length Fur
Trim Boots £289. Stockist Number: 0844 557 5507.
Left - Zebra Gillet £39.99/€49.99 at TK Maxx
Centre - Republic - Miso Fur Gilet Cardigan £39.99. Republic Stockist
Number: www.republic.co.uk
Right - Belted Fur Gilet £34-£36, €58-€61 - Monsoon/Accessorize.
Padded Gilets
Left - Quilted Gilet £89 - CC (formerly Country Casuals) -
ccfashion.co.uk
Centre - River Island AW11 Padded Bodywarmer Gilet.
Right - Marks & Spencer Indigo Red Padded Gilet.
Key Fashion Trends Autumn 2011
The key elements of fashion trends for autumn 2011, winter
2012 depend on longer lengths and bold rich vibrant colours in
contrast textures and luxury fabrics. The silhouette pays homage
to forties, sixties and seventies decades of style fashions.
Gilets play an important part in functional and fashionable
winter clothing layering trends.
Tailoring Fashion Trends for Autumn 2011
One of most commercial fashion trends in UK in 2011 has been
the new retro 1970s. Now for autumn this trend
continues, but is joined by the late forties look along with a
favourite retro fashion of recent years -
sixties Mod.
The strongest coat silhouette at Designer shows was the
cocoon
coat.
Whatever silhouette or retro trend you select you can be sure fashion
styles
for autumn 2011 and winter 2012 focus on mixes of zinging jewel colours.
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Conclusion of Key Fashion Trends Autumn 2011 Winter 2012
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Marks & Spencer,
River Island, M&Co., Elégance, Accessorize Monsoon, Benetton, Miss Selfridge, TK Maxx,
Republic, CC, PRShots.com. Header Image - CC.
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