The Trend: Autumn/Winter Pink

Topshop grey shirt / Zara white shirt / Whistles black jacket/ Topshop black skinny ankle jeans / Witchery white mini skirt / Maison Martin Margiela pink skirt / Zara mocassin shoes / Dorothy Perkins black leather ankle booties / Michael Kors watch / Tom Ford lipstick / Primark Pink coat / Céline Black bag

After rediscovering Polyvore and unleashing my inner primary school child, I've spent the last couple of hours exploring the website, playing dress up and using their endless catalogue of images to create mood boards, or 'sets' as they call them, of outfits. As a self-confessed Pinterest addict, I'm sure this can only mean terrible things for my productivity...and probably my bank balance. Woops. 

Normally, I'm all about the monochrome and neutrals for Autumn/Winter and the most adventurous I get is a good burgundy or berry tone, but since pastels seem to be a big trend this year, I decided to play around and see if I could find a way to make it work for me. I struggle to think of a single item of pink clothing in my wardrobe, but this blush pink oversized Primark coat really caught my eye and I went from there - unsurprisingly, everything else bar the skirt is black, white or grey...baby steps...

I think pastels run the risk or becoming slightly Emily Bishop-esque if you don't toughen them up a bit, so some leather-studded moccasins or heeled ankle boots and a vampy lip would be my choice. You could even layer a leather jacket with the coat (if it's Primark, chances are it won't be the warmest...) and have the lapels peeking out at the front. It might sound a bit odd but I actually have quite a similar shaped 'coatingan' (in grey, shock horror!) which is unlined so popping a jacket under it not only adds some warmth but also changes the style a bit to give you a completely new look. Mixed material coats are all over the shops, but why splash out on a new one when you can work with what you already have?! I'd also layer up the Zara shirt with the Topshop jumper if it was very cold, and add a chunky knit scarf to really wrap up warm.

Now the true title of this post should be something like 'Autumn/Winter Pinks if I had an unlimited amount of money' because we all know those Céline bags in particular are mighty expensive! But sue me, a girl can dream. A similar lip colour that I do actually own and would be much more affordable is the Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in number 107, but the Tom Ford packaging is just so sleek I had to use it for aesthetic value if nothing else (shallow much)! 

So I can't promise I'll be returning to my 8-year-old self and donning a hot pink snakeskin jacket any time soon (yep that happened), but it's fun to try out some new ideas in the comfort of a virtual world and consider some new ways to inject some colour into my wardrobe.