Style Eyes Autumn Wants

I can't believe that November is here already. Despite the unusually warm weather over the last few days, autumn seems to have arrived in style today with lots of wind and rain. I am feeling really cold and especially broke at the moment so in need of cheering up with a bit of sparkle, glamour and warm clothes. So here are my autumn wants.

Aztec Cardigan - Motel

Webbed Crew Tee - Urban Outfitters

Sequin Snood - Wallis

Velvet Bow Playsuit - Topshop

Feather Collar - Topshop

Emma Cook Boots -Topshop (again)

I am not sure why black features so much in these clothes. I am now frantically working out my cash flow to see if I might be able to get just one or two of my autumn wants.

Jean Charles De Castelbajac - call of the wild

pictures from farfetch.com

It was well publicised earlier in the year that Jean Charles De Castelbajac had shown a collection filled with muppets including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. The rest of his collection was less talked about and publicised but equally eyecatching.

With shoulders being such a key feature in so many collections this season, JC De Castelbajac has used an unusual and innovative way to highlight the shoulders on these clothes. Animal pictures are a another key trend that has been rumbling away for a few seasons and animal skin prints never really seem to go away. Both animal pictures and leopard print are both difficult to pull off with style and without looking twee or dated in a kind of Pat Evans (nee Butcher) way. I think Jean Charles has managed to make these work with just the right of humour. I love these offbeat eccentric pieces and I want that biker jacket.

Topshop AW09 - boots, sequins and studs

I am writing this post at 5am on a Sunday morning (don't ask), so forgive me if I it is slightly rambling and lacking in clarity. But when I opened my emails to find (amongst several hundred other emails) a mailshot about the Topshop AW09 collection, I couldn't resist a little look. The look book centered around four main themes. There was just one thing that really jumped out at me - the boots.

As part of my carefully planned winter wardrobe, I have already decided that I will be needing some new boots and was pretty excited to see what is on offer. I couldn't believe it when I spotted the over the knee boots. Although I am really unsure how these will work on someone only 5ft 2 tall, I am going to have to give them a try out anyway. I was pretty disappointed to find the electric blue ones were not for sale but consoled myself with the fact that they had some flat options (perfect for everyday wear). I also love the lace up boots, perhaps I will give these a try aswell!

Whilst none of the lookbook outfits really appealed to me (but then I am probably slightly older than your average Topshop customerr) there were plenty of individual items that I really liked.

The skirt and boots.

The boots again

Not sure about this one - all that drippy blood writing is not really my thing.

The trousers and guess what? the boots.

The jacket (and boots)

The jumper

The bag

yet more boots.

The jacket

This was probaby my favourite of all the looks, I love the electric blue with the black and sequins.

The jacket

No surprise then that I loved the sequins, studs, patterns and bright colours.