The Autumn/Winter collection is all about classic ladylike dressing, taking inspiration from the 30’s, 40’s and 70’s with a modern Miss Selfridge twist. The injection of super bright colour palettes and structured minimalist tailoring gives the traditional ladylike silhouettes and detailing a contemporary feel. Strong retro styling has been updated using clean finishes and sleek fabrics, with feminine touches such as bows and split sleeves giving a glamorous yet girly feel. Flashes of 50’s screen sirens mixed with Hollywood glam and a touch of grown up Mad Men sophistication are apparent throughout, making this season at Miss Selfridge an exciting retrospective of impeccable style.
Classic mini dresses with long sleeves and flared skirts, create a demure yet fun shape. Art deco detailing is evident across the collection, such as lace panelling in simple block colour dresses, think Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde. Pleated skirts and cropped peg leg trousers are paired with colour clashing vintage inspired blouses. Key colours are forest greens, bordeaux reds and cognac browns. Rose gold is the metallic shade of choice, the stand out piece being the uber glamorous all over sequin one sleeve maxi dress with thigh high split.
Coats make a big statement, taking traditional styles such as the belted military, wool trench and the suede bomber, and updating them using bright colour pops and mixed faux fur panelling. The Parker is the must have style of the season, paired with the pumpkin orange suede playsuit and conker brown lace up boots to soften the look with a 70s edge.
Ethereal shades of cream and nude mixed with gold detailing and shimmer fabrics give 30’s cocktail dresses a stunning vintage feel. Complement the look with faux fur stoles and 20’s inspired box clutches in feather, sequin or glitter. Black dresses with lace, leather and cut away panels bring a gothic vamp edge to the collection. The s ilver la me maxi dress and leopard velvet wide legged jumpsuit shine through, mixing sexy modern fabrics w ith classic vintage silhouettes.
Knitwear is updated and glammed up using metallic shades of silver and rust. The other big casual statement is oversized chunky knit cardigans and jumpers in bold clashing colours and kooky mix and match prints, inspired by vox pops from the streets of Tokyo.
