She's in fashion: from extreme shoulders to socks with sandals, here's what the London Fashion Week f'row are wearing

Keep up to date with what was spotted off the runway in London this season
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Karen Dacre21 February 2017

1. Ground control

At a tidy £1,400, Balenciaga’s thigh- high metallic boots make for a no-brainer purchase.

Not least because you’ll wear them every day and with, well, everything, from your favourite hoodie to your fail-safe LBD.

Jokes. But if they came with a guarantee of looking as cool in them as Lulu Kennedy does we may well consider a pair.

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2. Sock meets sandal

For long-suffering fash folk, February is a treacherous time: there are shows, 5am flights and social-media allegiances to contend with. Then there’s the weather.

The sock-and- sandal combo - a favourite with seasoned show types such as Matchesfashion.com fashion features ed Jane McFarland (pictured) - is a means by which we can keep a foot in both seasons and thus regain control.

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3. Knights in white cotton

If you’re looking for a hangover companion, a white peasant-sleeve dress is your friend.

A favourite with creative consultant Kate Foley and Alexa Chung, who championed JW Anderson’s interpretation this week, it’s a frock that suggests the wearer is more innocent than they look.

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4. Ballerina girls

Wondering how to pull off next season’s ballet trend without looking like a baby elephant crossed with a Barbie? Simples: reinvent yourself as Agyness Deyn.

Elfin good looks and an enviable sense of style meant the model-turned-actress looked more boss than ballet when she turned up to Molly Goddard’s show on Saturday. Not jealous at all.

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5. Off-shoulder robing

Want to make it as a street-style blogger? You’d better unbutton. Only a pedestrian would wear a coat on their shoulders.

Thanks to Demna Gvasalia and his AW16 vision for Balenciaga, shoulder robing has given way to shoulder bearing.

NB: this is an uncomfortable pastime that involves contortionist lessons and rather chilly shoulders.

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6. Wear your floral frock with jeans

It’s February and the summer dress you pre-ordered has arrived early: cue much cheering, then despair as you realise it’s far too cold even to contemplate wearing it outside of your underfloor-heated bathroom - never mind on the street.

Thankfully the street-style experts have come up with a canny plan: welcome summer into winter by wearing your new floral fancy with a pair of jeans.

Crazy or clever?

7. Do a feature leg

Edgy Russian Mulberry stylist Lotta Volkova practised what she preached on Sunday, choosing a pair of mohair-knit tights from the brand’s AW17 collection to decorate her legs.

And she wasn’t the only one opting to make a statement in winter woollies, with printed and bright-coloured deniers all the rage this week.

Fancy stepping out in the trend? Team the most outlandish pair you can find with a skirt or short in a matching shade.

Trust us, it’s a thing.

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8. Embrace colour

If racking up Instagram likes ranks high on your agenda, rocking up at the shows in any old navy sweater is not going to cut it.

A master in the art of anti-austerity style, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace has the standing-out-from-the-crowd thing down pat.

To emulate her look, dig out the brightest shade you can get your hands on and then swaddle yourself in it.

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