Spring summer for Zero degrees

Well I've outlined a lot of the fore running trends for Spring Summer 12 but at the moment as I look out of the window all I want are my thickest knits and heaviest boots to combat the, lets be honest positively bleak conditions that I'm looking at.  However it is possible to marry fashion and comfort, in order to feel stylish and warm.  There is nothing worse than seeing someone woefully under dressed for the elements due to their determination to be fashionable.  I learnt this lesson very well in a Rugby Stadium when I was about 12, it's delightful to look fashionable but nothing goes with Blue skin and Corn beef legs, when I'm cold I'm useless and not much fun to be around.  So the trick that you should know is that layers are your friend, so that you hint at the trends to come without giving the game away.  Now is the time to flirt and tease rather than leaving yourself exposed.

Not to mention the fact that cracking out some more colourful clothing options might help keep the famous February depression at bay, by looking forward to lighter and brighter times ahead.  The first trend I would focus on bringing into your wardrobe is the Brights, it's the easiest one to wear and see, giving a 'brighter' outlook to you and those around you.  By introducing flashes of colour you can also give yourself a chance to get used to it, rather than making a massive shift later in the year.

For a relatively inexpensive purchase and a way of trying out colours that you enjoy, these scarves and snoods by Topshop, will give out the warmth of the new season to come before the Mercury has a chance to rise, whilst keeping you warm in the run up.  I know that trying new things can be daunting particularly if it requires a large investment, trying new things is easier and more accessible if you make the choice to dip in a toe rather than take a run at the deep-end so that is today's advice.  Try it in a small way, you just might like it and it could leave you feeling a little bit closer to the Summer.

Ice Cream anyone?