Planning your winter wardrobe? These pants will rival jeans for comfort
6 ImagesQuiet luxury is over as brash trends – think rich leathers, brighter colours and bold silhouettes – arrive in time for this season.
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Special Cargo: The cargo pant is becoming a wardrobe staple to rival jeans, with straps and pockets pumping up the volume below the belt. Worn with anoraks and parkas, you’re ready to go wild. Zimmermann “Illuminate” cargo anorak, $1150, and cargo pants, $750. Credit:Jesse-Leigh Elford
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Wall Street: Men may be ditching the tie from 9 to 5, but women have picked it up. The corporate look does double duty outside of business hours with tailored trousers and crisp shirts doing all the work. Lexi wears Bottega Veneta shirt, $1520, tie, $740, and trousers, $1800.Credit:Jesse-Leigh Elford
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Faux Fur: Make a style killing and give in to animal attraction without compromising your ethics or aesthetics. Faux furs have the textural appeal of the real thing. Layer with soft silks for a cool contrast. Zara faux fur jacket, $269, and faux fur skirt, $269.Credit:Jesse-Leigh Elford
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Pretty Pastels: Embrace the childish delight of sweet pinks, baby blues and pale yellows. Demonstrate maturity in adult cuts, sensual skirts and bandeau tops to show who’s all grown up. Courtney Zheng bralette, $280, and skirt, $590 (including silk boxers). Christian Louboutin “Miss Z” shoes, $1635.Credit:Jesse-Leigh Elford
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Betty Draper: Fluid fabrics come into their own when applied with sculptural skills by designers reviving Grecian-style dresses. Swoops and folds skim the body creating organic hemlines and unique silhouettes. Christopher Esber sweater top, $850, and skirt, $1150. Christian Louboutin “Miss Z” shoes, $1635.Credit:Jesse-Leigh Elford
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Leather Weather: Buttery-soft hide in rich chocolates and deep burgundies accelerates the leather palette beyond biker black. Relax in leg-lengthening skirts and cosy jackets, safe in the knowledge you don’t have to break out the ironing board. Joseph “Blaise” leather jacket, $3750, and skirt, $2375, from Christensen Copenhagen. Zara boots, $389.Credit:Jesse-Leigh Elford
