What an awful day to have to get out of bed and go to work!

Overcast, windy and downright unpleasant! But what a perfect day to start looking at planning our Autumn wardrobes!! Call it Seasonal Retail Research if you will

The overall and general trends for this Autumn are bold patterns and prints teamed with block colours. Clothing and jewellery is loud with strong colour while makeup and nails are dark, smoky and neutral. See Carmindy's Daily Makeover Blog for great tips and trends.

This seasons jewellery is all about shapes and colour – have a look at these beauties at Accessorize...

Goddiva have a lovely selection of bold prints and patterns – the following would look great teamed with a pair of tights (if you don’t have a pair yet – get some! Half or full length – they are perfect for the unpredictable weather in store) or a sexy pair of indigo jeans...

Skirts are back this Autumn. Be it animal prints or block colours, they'll look great with coloured tights on colder days. Sneakers for day and heels for night. You can’t go wrong! Following on from my La Femme Festival blog yesterday – sequins and sparkles are going to be a permanent feature in our Autumn wardrobes this year (yay!!). Again these can be warmed up or dressed down with a pair of tights for the unpredictable weather ahead. Here are a few examples of what is hot and sparkly...

Thats it from me today ladies.

Remember your brollies!!

Jx