Pre-fall 2016 trend: Let’s hear it for legs

I’ve seen some hosiery trends come and go in my time – from sweet knee socks with flowers up the side, to Lurex ankle socks, lace tights, seamed stockings and every type of opaque/woolly leg covering you can think of. But in recent years tyranny of bare legs from spring to autumn and black opaques in…

Pre-fall 2016 trend: Denim wars, pick your side

We’ve had several seasons now in which runway designers have embraced denim and pre-fall 16 is no different. Well actually, it’s different in one key respect. Instead of denim looks covering the full range of options, this time they’ve polarised into two extremes. In one corner we have the ultra decorative, in the other something…

US holiday shopping: Late surge to the rescue

The holiday shopping season in the US was a success – of sorts – according to the latest figures from MasterCard SpendingPulse. Sales for November and December rose a better-than-expected 4.6% and sales between Black Friday and Christmas Eve surged 7.9%. Yippee. And the force was with fashion as well as furniture with MasterCard’s Sarah…