Take a look at their Runway Lookbook for Autumn/Winter 2014 if you don't believe me...
A colour palette of greys, navy and blue, Whistles have encapsulated colour without being dreary and cold - and that's some achievement considering fifty shades of grey are present in the collection. Isn't it funny how grey was once seen as a bland, drab and generally uninteresting shade but is now riding high in the style stakes? You can't flick through your instagram feed or open an interior or fashion magazine without seeing some sort of "minimal chic" image these days. Grey is the new black, the new chic, the new big trend.
Checks are back for another fashion season and I, for one, am more than happy about this trend which refuses to go away. Oversized boyfriend coats are one of my favourite things about the colder months and combined with plaid, I'm essentially in heaven. With checks more woven and showing a graduation of colour, think less Scottish tartan and more stylish statement. Combined with socks and sliders, the contrast between the oversized outerwear, polo necks and scarves is a look that I covet but I'm not sure people would necessarily 'get' when walking down the street - I think the majority of people in my town would have misplaced the memo about this trend and I feel sad about the lack of style resonating here. How people are happy in jeans and a hoody is beyond me!
The shade of grey/blue/purple above is one that is delightful. How ever you would describe it, I can't wait to wear it! It would also seem that jumpsuits are here for the long haul and hurrah to comfort and style all rolled into one! The tied waist detail is similar to the 90's trend of tying a checked shirt around your waist and thus, Whistles earns extra fashion points due to harking back to grunge era of the 1990's. If only clothing looked this good back then! - then I wouldn't have to be reminded of my terrible fashion choices at the time. Please tell me I wasn't the only one who owned hair mascara and wore gold, glitter hair stencils for a school disco...? Shameful. In fact, traumatic. Although it always provides good lols.
So if someone would love to lend me a couple of hundred pounds to give my wardrobe a Whistles overhaul, that would be just great. Truly great. Of course, if that can't happen - which, lets not lie, is more than likely - I'll have to admire from afar. Just like fit boys who are just too god damn good-looking to talk to, Whistles has got me all flustered under the collar and I've fallen hard for their contemporary elegance and attention to detail and quality.
All images from: http://www.whistles.co.uk/look-book/runway-autumnwinter-2014
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