lucedevine: 3 Trends I'm Obsessed With This Week

This time of year always has a bit of a love-hate divide amongst most people. For many, it evokes a miserable and moody temperament centred around holiday blues, the onset of cold weather and the return to school or uni. Then there's the getting up when it's dark/getting in when it's dark issue, which we all admittedly find difficult to come to terms with. But to be honest, I actually love the end of August when Autumn is just around the corner. I'm not entirely sure why, either. Despite the fact that the cold makes my eyes water and my nose pink and I'm usually walking quickly because it's bloody freezing, I have this romanticised visual of walking through the city centre, or through a big open park on a sunny afternoon in the middle of November, with my big winter coat and dozens of brown leaves crunching under my chelsea boots. I love Summer, but by the end of August I always feel ready to embrace the change and if I was feeling slightly down, there's the anticipation of the AW collections to look forward to, and of course, what I believe is the most exciting LFW of them all. The shorts and birks go into hiding and the coats and brogues come out, every year a little different, with a new trend that no one would have dreamt of this time last year.

Here's three trends that I'm loving at the turn of the season - from lace numbers which seem to be everywhere, to Autumn's essential knitwear and Misguided's impressive New In, which features some of their best ever going out garms! Enjoy xox

LACE

Embroidered Panel Blouse, Topshop, £38