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  Credit by Lila-Rose Cantrill  Credit -    @emmanuellek_ There is something about autumn fashion that just feels better. The cosy layers, the oversized jumpers, the boots and, of course, the excuse to live in knitwear for the next few months. I'm definitely more of an autumn dresser, so if I could build my perfect autumn wardrobe, these are the five things I'd have to include. The Perfect Cardigan  Credit - BeigeBrown  A good cardigan is an autumn essential. Whether it's oversized and chunky or fitted with little buttons down the front, I think you can throw one over almost anything. Jeans, a skirt, a dress — it just works. I'd go for a neutral shade like cream, brown or grey so it can be worn with practically everything in my wardrobe. The Cosy Jumper Credit -  @linda.sza You know the one. The oversized, ridiculously soft jumper that you want to live in once the temperature drops. I love a big knit styled with jeans and boots for that effortless autu...

By Lila-Rose Cantrill Credit - Lila-Rose Cantrill  For as long as I can remember, I had a pretty clear idea of where I wanted my career to go. I wanted to be a crime reporter. I loved investigating stories, asking questions and getting to the bottom of things. Journalism always felt like the obvious path for me, and when I started university, I imagined myself eventually working in crime journalism. Fashion journalism wasn't really part of the plan. In fact, I accidentally applied to study it. Yes, accidentally. At university, I had the opportunity to choose a module and somehow found myself applying to study fashion journalism. My first thought was that I would simply change it. Fashion wasn't what I had originally imagined myself doing, so why would I stick with it? Then my teacher encouraged me to give it one lesson. So I did. And, rather unexpectedly, I loved it. There was something about fashion writing that felt completely different for me. Sometimes I can sit staring at ...

 By Lila-Rose Cantrill  Credit - Pinterest - Sivan There was a time when finding fashion inspiration meant sitting on Pinterest for hours, creating boards full of outfits you probably never actually wore. You'd search “autumn outfits” , “French girl style” or “90s fashion” and suddenly your entire personality had changed. Pinterest wasn't just a place to find clothes. It was a place to discover your style. Then came TikTok. And fashion changed with it. Suddenly, instead of searching for inspiration, it was being delivered directly to us. One swipe and you're watching someone style the same pair of jeans five different ways. Swipe again and you're being told that a completely different pair of jeans is now “out.” Fashion became faster. Much faster. The Pinterest era Pinterest felt almost like a fashion scrapbook. You could create your own little world of inspiration. Maybe one board was filled with Kate Moss in the 90s, another with Parisian street style and another wi...

  By Lila-Rose Cantrill Credit:  Katsiaryna Endruszkiewicz on Unsplash When did we all start dressing the same? Scroll through TikTok for five minutes and you’ll probably see it: the same pair of shoes, the same bag, the same sunglasses, the same “must-have” piece that apparently everyone needs. One minute we’re obsessed with ballet flats. The next, it’s leopard print. Then suddenly everyone is wearing capri pants and dressing like it’s 2014 again. Fashion has always been about trends, but social media has completely changed the speed at which they move. So, it got me thinking: is personal style dying? The rise of the micro-trend Fashion trends used to have time to breathe. A trend could dominate a season, sometimes even several years, before something new came along. Now, thanks to TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest, a new aesthetic can appear almost overnight. We’ve gone from seasonal trends to micro-trends — trends that can become huge in a matter of days and disappear just a...

  By Lila-Rose Cantrill Credit: Getty Image - Versace spring-Summer 1996 Kate Moss  There are fashion icons, and then there is Kate Moss. For decades, Moss has been photographed everywhere from London streets to fashion weeks, and somehow, even when she looks like she has simply thrown something on, the outfit becomes instantly recognisable. Her style isn't about following every trend. In fact, it's almost the opposite. Kate Moss has built a reputation around making fashion feel effortless — mixing high-end pieces with vintage finds, pairing rock 'n' roll staples with feminine silhouettes and never looking as though she's tried too hard. And perhaps that's exactly why her street style has remained so influential. From model to fashion icon Kate Moss first rose to fame in the early 1990s, becoming one of the most recognisable faces in fashion. Her appearance represented something different from the polished supermodel image that had dominated the previous decade....

  By Lila-Rose  Credit: Marks and Spencers - Paisley V-Neck Midaxi skater dress  The British summer has arrived — and this time, it seems our wardrobes might actually have to keep up. With temperatures climbing and another heatwave putting summer dressing firmly back on the agenda, fashion brands are turning their attention to lightweight fabrics, floaty silhouettes and pieces designed to keep us cool while still looking put together. For an industry that thrives on seasonal trends, the heatwave presents the perfect opportunity to push summer collections — and brands are certainly making the most of it. Linen is having a moment If there is one fabric that has become almost synonymous with summer dressing, it is linen. From dresses and trousers to shirts and co-ords, linen has become one of the go-to choices for warmer weather. British Vogue recently described the linen dress as one of the pieces that can withstand the constant cycle of micro-trends, while Glamour UK has a...