Introduction

As we all know, even though there are currently grey skies, wintry winds and dismal downpours outside, fashion designers have already set their sights on sunnier climes and how best to showcase their upcoming spring/summer collections. Although you may currently be wrapping yourself in swathes of fabric in order to protect yourself from the harsh elements, I wanted to give you an insight into the type of trends that will be hitting the high street when the season starts to thaw out. True fashion followers always attempt to stay ahead of the sartorial seasons in order to be a step ahead of the trends ? so although your body might currently be craving woolens and layers, your head should be thinking about what might be when the sun pops his hat back on. And with the winter sales already underway, now is the perfect time to pick up a piece that is projected to last longer than just the current cold months. So, in the first of our upcoming SS13 previews, we will be taking a look at the use of metallics, which is set to become a big hitter for 2013.

Metallics: On The Runways

Key Show: Burberry Prorsum

One of the biggest advocates of the metallic trend for SS13 came from quite an unlikely source ? Burberry Prorsum. Although Burberry Prorsum’s collections traditionally tend to be muted and monochrome, their collection for next season contained several garments with metallic finishes. The traditional double-breasted Burberry trench coat, which we all know and love, was almost unrecognisable in vivid metallic foil colours of fuschia, rich green and royal blue, creating a real statement piece. For a more subtle take on the trend, Burberry Prorsum also featured a black wool overcoat with a contrast metallic blue collar detail, and several foil short sleeved shirts hidden beneath slim fit blazers in monotone colours. Continuing their focus on statement outerwear, blousons in metallic shades of bronze, orange and blue closed the show and, in my opinion, represent the most wearable garments from the whole collection: