A/W 08 Trend – New Glamour

Glamour and ethical fashion used to be as unlikey a pairing as Guy Ritchie and an Oscar. Not any more. As we move into the party season (shouldn’t every season be party season?), glamour is topping our Most Wanted list, and there are plenty of green options to choose from.

Look out for ruffles, frills and pleats, trouser suits with tuxedo style jackets, strong architectural shapes, monochromatic layering, soft sheeny fabrics, and the quintessential glamourous party dress, in all shapes but mostly, yes you guessed it, black.

Black, of course, is the queen bee of glamour’s colour palette, (or should that be black and yellow stripes – it being a bee?). And like all great Autumn / Winter seasons before this one, there’s plenty of black on offer.

There’s a heady mix of bright colours too, from magentas to emerald green, indigoes and other jewel colours hard to achieve without chemicals.  If you want to avoid these, and black too, go for golds, ivory and nudes, all of which made an appearance on the catwalk.

We’re having a love affair with Camilla Norrback at the moment, and definitely recommend you take a look at her range. Try Noir too. For these and other glamorous options, click on the thumbnails in our gallery below.

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