KEY POINTS:
Kiss, kiss, mwah, mwah, - it's all over for another year. But now, after the glam and the goss, what on earth is anyone going to wear?
The fashionistas have left the building after the trade showings that make up the first four days of Air New Zealand Fashion Week, leaving the crowds at the Viaduct to look at summer styles while they try to make sense of next winter.
In the interests of allowing you to plan ahead, we've pulled together the Herald experts' picks on what to look out for to be truly on trend. And even if you're not a mad keen follower of fashion, it's nice to know what the future holds and work out whether to live in the past or adapt a few of next winter's key looks to suit your own style.
But if you'd rather go the whole hog, by all means shorten your skirt, slip on some metallic leggings, punk it up in PVC and stomp about by day; don 70s-style trackies for the weekend; and step out in pretty fluid satin frocks or full-on sequinned glitz for a night on the tiles.
For blokes, skip the hemline angst but share chunky knits and casual wear with your girl and pull on skinny pants with a sharp cropped jacket or anorak and you're rocking.
Canvas
Alice Rycroft, Canvas fashion editor, picked these key trends:
* Blouson jackets
* Bomber jackets
* Biker jackets
* Mini lengths
* Skating skirts
* Strapless dresses and tops
* Skinny pants
* Jumpsuits
* Fur gilets
* Flounced hems
* Quilting
* Metallic colours - especially bronze
* Black
* Midnight blue
* Zips used as trims
* Biker studs detailing
* Fringing
* Platform shoes
* Long chunky knit scarves
* Large resin (Joe 90) glasses
Viva
Ana Macdonald, Viva's fashion editor, picked these key trends:
* Grey: Every hue from muted silver to darkest charcoal, seen in suiting, knitwear and accessories.
* Draping and layering: Languid folds of fabric adorning necklines and enveloping curves.
* Shiny black: Lots of slinky satins, and PVC featured repeatedly in macs, hooded jackets and minis.
* Puff sleeves: Leg-of-mutton, flutter sleeves and billowy puffs continue to appear on tunic dresses and blouses.
* Orange and cobalt blue: Shocks of clear colours, usually shown with sheeny black.
* Ladylike: Sexy tailored suiting, high-waisted trousers, pencil skirts and little shift dresses.
* Also: Boilersuits, capes, paper-bag waists, zip detailing and leggings abound.
