Waist Away

At the autumn/winter shows, the body part most obsessed over by designers was the waist. As worrying as that may sound, the good news is, there are plenty of outfits with the potential to make wasp-waisted goddesses out of all of us.

Skirts and trousers are narrowly cut (the pencil skirt is key) and high-waisted, accentuated by cropped jackets and tucked-in shirts. The waist-centric trend most likely to filter down the high street is the narrow, snugly fitting belt worn high on the waist over layered outfits. According to the catwalk, this is well-nigh compulsory If you plan on wearing a cardigan, jacket or coat this autumn - Prada, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu and just about everybody else showed how to do it.