Ever one to practice what I preach, as I’m sat writing to about the accessory trends for autumn/winter 26, I’m wearing an extra-large black leather belt with a silver medallion sat front and centre… But more on the cowboy chic trend later! As well as the western trend, there’s over-the-elbow leather gloves (great for keeping warm once the cold weather rolls around), extra-large boho jewellery that gives off the impression that you may, in fact, be able to tell fortunes, and socks that draw the eye straight down. The bottom line? More is more, this season.

Perhaps the trend causing the most calamity is that bags that simply don’t close. Is it cool not to care if your belongings simply scatter across the pavement or have we simply run out of ways to wear our favourite accessory? In reality, there’s hidden compartments to keep the vally’s safe and sound—sorry to ruin the illusion. And we’re still big into bloom brooches, perhaps the easiest way to elevate even a boring, sorry, staple, blazer.