New school year starts today and that means the autumn/winter wish list.......

For inspiration I firstly had a good look in my wardrobe for things I require or need to replace and I thought about the things I admired on other people last winter and then looked at the trends for this coming A/W.

1. GREY OVERSIZED KNEE LENGTH CARDIGAN
I would still love to try the Acne Raya short cardigan, do I want to spend £280 on a cardigan??? No not really with my history of cardigans, I have a love hate relationship with cardigans I feel they can sometimes make me look matronly with my big bust. So, with that thought I was perusing H&M's new arrivals and found this Acne look-a-like. Now, it is £49.99 a much better price than £280 and the composition is more or less exactly the same, 32% mohair 32% wool and polyamide instead of nylon (checking on google polyamide seems to be another word/version for nylon) worth a try I thought. So, it was ordered. Is it a keeper? Yes, I am rather happy with it and it's proudly hanging up in my wardrobe as my first autumn/winter purchase.

2. CHARLOTTE OMYPIA VELVET KITTY FLATS
This is a lust item really, I just love them. They perfectly fit into the feline trend for A/W and velvet is apparently going to be a huge trend this season as well.

3. BA&SH DARLING RUFFLE STYLE TOP
One of my favourite going out tops is a black Ba&sh top from 2 years ago, simple and flattering. Something similar in a winter white colour would be a nice addition to my wardrobe, worn with black jeans or pants and my leopard Marant heels for a night out.

4. SELF-PORTRAIT DRESS
I have my hubby's annual golf club dinner dance to attend at the end of November and I would love a new evening dress for the occasion. The last 3 years I have alternated two old dresses and I think it's time for a new one. The event is black tie and most ladies wear long dresses, I have always broken the dress code and worn a cocktail knee length dress, this year I think I will play by the rules and wear a longish dress .... OK I may go for a midi length, which may be more wearable in the long run. I am going to look at Self-Portrait first and then take it from there, this one is my favourite at the moment.

5. GREY KNITWEAR
Call me boring, but I am quite partial to grey knitwear and The White Company have some gorgeous grey knitwear, including the grey exposed seam jumper and circle poncho they sent me for my recent The White Company Instagram take over.

6. ANIMAL SUEDE PIXIE BOOTS
This is an item I often admired on my Instagram favourites last A/W. I nearly purchased a pair of Isabel Marant ones in the sale last year, sadly she hasn't included any flat leopard boots in her collection his year, but while flicking through my Next Directory I spotted these. I am truly delighted with them and they look far more expensive than their £60.00 price tag, the description says suede, but they are like pony hair, they are just fabulous really. These are a good option also and these too.

7. LONG SLEEVE LACE VICTORIAN TOP
This is to under number 1 for that Clara Working Girl classic autumn/winter look. Where do you look for such, well you could try Clara's favourites, Vanessa Bruno, Masscob or Roseanna, but they would be pricey. I want to wear this type of blouse daily and not save it for best, so a more affordable option would be a better, La Redoute could be my answer, self-described as affordable French fashion. I wasn't looking for long and I found a blouse with huge potential here, I took advantage of their 30% off bank holiday weekend special (which has sadly finished) don't worry you can get 25% off here across the whole new A/W range.

8. TOPSHOP GREY SKINNY JEANS
My favourite jeans of all time in my favourite A/W colourway ..... grey.

So, that is my autumn/winter wish list for 2016/17 ...... a few things already in the bag. I just have to save for the dress and shoes now. On a practical note, I could do with a waterproof coat with a large hood for dog walking and just general weekend mucking around with the children ..... lots of online research is taking place ..... I would much rather put the money towards the shoes, but needs must!

Annmarie

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