Fashion trends forecast for 2015

WHAT will you be wearing this season? We round up the best of the Spring 2015 trends for you before you get your online shopping fix.

The spring trends you need to know

ANOTHER fashion month has wrapped.

Gemma Ward returned, Naomi Campbell never left (she did DVF in New York and Pucci in Milan) and Kate ’n’ Cara stole the Burberry show without setting foot on the runway. That was just the model goss.

Then there was the front row — didn’t Amy Adams look chic at Max Mara? Was Coco Rocha preggers? (Answer: yes.) Where was Anna Wintour when Jean Paul Gaultier staged his last ever ready-to-wear show? (Answer: at the Clooney wedding in Venice.) And what the heck was taking Kimye so long? The Kardashian-Wests were so late to Lanvin, they got booed, but at least Kim stayed upright — she was crash-tackled by a fan outside Balmain. What with all the sideshow distractions, it was easy to forget what all this was for — the clothes, which hit stores in March.

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 25: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Lanvin show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 on September 25, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

LONDON CALLING

Two clichés: the UK weather is drab and the Brits are obsessed with manners. Wrong on both counts for London fashion week S/S ’15, which was awash with colour and sunlit to boot. As for polite, that’s hardly the term for House of Holland’s fans — Rita Ora arrived in a slogan tee of unprintable rudeness (the first word was ‘Teen’, the second starts with a ‘c’ — use your imagination). Meanwhile, the make-up at Topshop Unique was inspired by snogging boys at the bus stop. Vivienne Westwood used her Red label show to agitate for Scottish independence. Tom Ford was in town — the rock chicks in his show wore pasties and flashed their stocking tops.

There was one person with manners your mum would approve of: Burberry’s Christopher Bailey.

Within minutes of his finale — a gang of want-them-now printed linen trenches — he’d emailed show-goers personally to thank them for coming.

LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 15: A model walks the runway at the Burberry Prorsum show during London Fashion Week SS15 on September 15, 2014 in London,England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

And even if Bailey didn’t really press ‘send’ on that sweet note — he was busy backstage charming Paloma Faith and Harvey Weinstein — its existence says something about the elegance of the house, not to mention its canny social-media strategy. Burberry, king of the live stream, is the most followed brand on Facebook. Not that this vibrant collection could be described as anything so dreary as “well-mannered” — it was titled The Birds and the Bees.

The buzz continued elsewhere. I loved Simone Rocha’s heavy textures and Mary Katrantzou’s technical brilliance (her inspiration? Dinosaurs!). Newcomer Holly Fulton did wonders with wool. Roksanda makes everybody’s heart sing.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Jourdan Dunn walks the runway at the TopShop Unique show during London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2015 on September 14, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Here are Clare’s picks from the spring shows. She says: “Choose your own adventure. Gone are the days of clear, overarching trends. Fashion today is all about the pick ’n’ mix.”

THAT ’70S SHOW

Luxe hippie is one of spring ’15’s most wearable trends, best executed in Milan by Pucci, Gucci and Etro. Think late ’60s, early ’70s summer of love on an heiress’s budget. Your muses? Ali MacGraw, Talitha Getty in Morocco and even Cher (in her Sonny days).

MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 20: A model walks the runway during the Pucci - Show as part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 on September 20, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

ARCHITECTURAL

Jason Wu’s second collection for Hugo Boss focused on strength and urban polish. Karl Lagerfeld’s precision cut-outs at Fendi were stunning, but for the ultimate crisp coolness, look to Céline.

ARTISANAL

‘Story’ is the buzzword right now. Who made that? How many hands touched it? What adds to the garment’s soul? Stella Jean’s Haitian street scenes were handpainted by ethical artisans, while Prada re-created more than 30 precious antique brocades.

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Model Karlie Kloss walks the runway at the Oscar De La Renta fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 on September 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

DESIGNER DENIM

Literally everywhere. Louis Vuitton’s was dark and tailored, Anna Sui’s was ’70s, Stella McCartney’s a bit ’80s, Chloé’s looked comfy and Kenzo’s baggy. Gucci excelled — we’re all craving Frida Giannini’s military baby blues.

CONSTANT GARDENER

Spring, florals, no-brainer — but the new florals are different from the old florals (of course they are) in that texture is key. Highlights: Marni’s 3-D flower market and Oscar de la Renta’s petal appliqués. At Alexander McQueen, tough orchids morphed into a froth of fantasy flora.

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