NO MORE RULES... ONLY NEW IDEAS

Forget the "Matchy Matchy" or "This Goes With That". From feminine ladylike lace to clashing tribal prints to popping an outfit with coloured accessories or putting a look together with multiple colours. Within the colour palette there are hot fuchsia, bright orange, yellow, green as well as gold, silver, grey, red, and still pastels as well as muted colours and black for winter. We are all starting to be more individualistic in our approach to fashion and that's great. There are a myriad of choices from all designers. The fashion designer shows are always looking forward to the next season and for  Europe and the US the designs are showcasing Spring Summer 2012 and Early Fall and Winter 2012-2013. In Australia, the seasons are changing and in Sydney we have not had a Summer at all. It may be warmer in March and April and perhaps we'll have a warm Spring and Autumn. 
We'll have to be prepared for Sydney's 4 seasons in a day and some of the looks for next season will be absolutely perfect in Sydney, London, Paris or New York.

For a Winter casual look, I like the ideas in the Burberry 2012 Fall/Winter where there is a real edge to the designs and several influences in styles. Love this Chic Casual Couture look. The jacket has a military feel with a 3/4 sleeve and the gloves are cool. It is an interesting twist on a skirt design, like a side peplum frill.

The Mulberry 2012 Fall/Winter Range mixes an array of textures and patterns and a mix of black,    brown and grey with at the addition of faux fur to achieve a sophisticated confident look. Looks great and very wearable. You could use each of the pieces with other outfits. 

Who would have thought of putting a mustard belt with a grey and white coat and hat? It looks great. The style combines pouch pockets, double breasted and a centre white panel to soften the look. The cute boy cap adds a cheeky feel to the outfit and is featuring in many of the designer ranges in both day and evening wear.

Staying with the double breasted, but more into the brown shades, this trench has had an update with the use of a tweed peplum. Again it lifts the block colour and adds a flirty touch. 
The clutch rather than the big bag allows the eye to focus on the outfit. Again, all workable separates which can accessorise other looks for winter. Loving the shooties and the opaque tights in other shades than the traditional black. Of course black is still here and always will be part of any fashion range, but the textures give a new interesting look. 

Diane Von Furstenberg has brought patent shine with feminine lace and a real Avengers look with the slicked down hair and the sunglasses adding an edgy look. In a dress, the designer has combined a funky pattern in revisiting a contrasting black and white minstrel hand pattern and introduced the orange and black split sleeve in the sleeve.
Jason Wu added a vivid orange skirt with black panels highlighted with black stitching in this eye catching outfit. Mixing it up, he teamed 3/4 length black leather gloves with high ankle stroppy shoes and sheer black stockings. Love the soft and the hard elements of this outfit. Harsh slick hairstyle softened by long dangly earrings. Oscar de la Renta has incorporated a tweed coat with a shawl collar fastened by a vintage brooch and a black and white floral dress accessorised with plain black shooties, gloves and a hairband for a 60's look.

I have chosen a few outfits from my Runway fashion 2012 interest board http://pinterest.com/gjb215/runway-fashion-2012/ which I think show the enormous diversity of fashion options for you. Putting your wardrobe together for this season will be interesting. I will be thinking about jumping out of my comfort zone and how I can change the focus of either my key coloured pieces or my coloured accessories which complement rather than match my outfit. Enjoy! GJB

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