10 WAYS TO LIVEN UP ANY WINTER WARDROBE (PART 2, 6-10) // BY ELLEN CLITHEROW

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 6) Hot Hats – Keep your head nice and toasty with a new winter hat. My personal favourite is the shapka, a delightful piece of fluffy headgear that keeps your head and ears warm, but there are so many to choose from! A super-chic soft wool beanie, a faux-fur trimmed Cossack, and who could forget the classic woolly bobble hat? All wonderful pieces of headgear and all designed to keep you warm and on-trend this winter.

7) Fantastic Faux-Fur – This is a trend I’ve seen cropping up a lot recently, and I am a firm believer that faux-fur will be a huge trend this winter. Not only is it warm and deliciously soft, but it can make you feel like a 1940’s film star or Cruella de Vil, depending upon your way of thinking. You can also take it as far as you like. If you want to go for a full-length faux-fur coat, then go for it. Blacks and whites look the most stylish, in my opinion. If you don’t want to go that far, then perhaps a wrap or a stole is more your speed (very Marilyn Monroe), and if you really don’t want to wear too much of it, then a simple faux-fur collar on a coat or jacket will work just as well.

8) Tremendous Tights – Instead of a colourful outfit and plain black tights, why not try reversing the two? Tights come in a whole variety of colours and patterns, and although black and nude colours are staples, it’s nice to try something different. A good way to start would be to wear your favourite little black dress with a pair of bright tights. When you’re feeling a little more adventurous, go for a pair of patterned tights (winter florals are a trend this season, so try emulating that in your hosiery). Woolly tights will be everywhere in the coming months, so try to stock up on a few different types rather than go for the simple black or nude ones.

9) Marvellous Makeup – A classic trend for winter makeup is the feline flick of eyeliner and a classic red lip. But this winter, many designers have been a little more daring with their winter makeup by going against tradition. Rose-pink lips, heavy mascara on top and bottom lashes, metallic eyeshadow and blue-is-the-new-black eyeliner have all been seen on the Fashion Week catwalks (tutorials and expert tips can all be found here & article on A/W Makeup Trends by our PR Rep Jess for Her Campus Nottingham here). Now, as much as I appreciate the classic winter makeup look, I have to applaud the Fashion Week makeup artists for thinking outside the box this winter. Gone is the idea that dark colours are only for winter and pastels are only for spring.

10) Nailtastic – One of the easiest ways to accessorise this winter is by painting your nails. For those that aren’t quite ready to jump in at the deep-end with the other suggestions on this list, but do want to spice up their winter wardrobe, then nails are a good way to do it. Trends spotted at fashion week include: gradient nails (fading from blue to black was very popular), diagonal stripes and metallic nails are all on trend. As an added tip, space-age themed clothing has been spotted on several runways, so get your metallics ready for the coming season.

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