From left: Derek Lam, Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta

Super sequins
Dress-down everyday didn’t last any longer than dress-down Friday. Looking at stock indexes is depressing enough; who needs to feel equally low when they look in their wardrobe? The pundits all said the US would recover from recession first; next season fashion appears to be trying to help

From left: Carolina Herrera, Rodarte, Zac Posen, Marc Jacobs

Lattice
Ok, you say, this is a weird trend; I say, it’s totally logical. Think of it this way (designers do): spring=flowers=trellis and voila! It really is that simple, though technically it’s really complicated. Confused? Don’t be. Just remember to wear something underneath

From left: Michael Kors, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Narciso Rodriguez, Proenza Schouler

Leather
Summer is a time to bare arms, and legs, and so on, and, apparently, this goes not just for your own skin, but for the skin of animals too. Leather hasn’t been this ubiquitous since, well, the current autumn/winter, though we’ve moved on from your boyfriend’s bomber jacket to dresses, car coats, shorts ...