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Fall/Winter 2009/2010- The It-List

Fall-Winter saw the return of many old favourites (the1940's, lace, the lbd, overcoats, tweed, colour, sparkle and british style) and other come-backs we could do without (grunge, medieval, circus). Yours truly here took a look at the thousands of runway shows and analysed the millions of looks to bring you the best of the season. Fifteen looks that will guarantee you get noticed, day or night, wherever you go... Enjoy!

(the 1940's, overcoats, tweed, british, folk)


From the left: Oscar de la Renta, Loewe, Burberry Prorsum, Marni, Kenzo.

(tweed, knit, grunge, flowers, colour)

From the left: Marni, Burberry Prorsum, DSquared, Marni, Bill Blass

(sparkle, lace, camel, sequins, the lbd)


From the left: Dries van Noten, Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Oscar de la Renta

Style Icon - Margherita Missoni

I recently saw Margherita Missoni in an Aussie mag's "Worst Dressed List". I was confused; this is clearly one of fashion's most inspired women. She is also an inspiration to millions of women, including me. So, I decided to give you thirteen reasons why she should never be in anyone's WDL.

Style Icon - Diane von Furstenberg

"I didn't know what I wanted to do,
but I knew the woman I wanted to become."

the boyfriend jeans...

Everyone is wearing them, from Reese Witherspoon to Sarah Jessica Parker, and they are one of the hottest trends. I know what I'll be wearing this summer... Dress them up: top: miss selfridge/heels: blanco/clutch: monsoon
Dress them down: scarf: topshop/ jeans, top and sandals: blanco