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A novel idea • Why is there still pressure for literary authors to dress down in order to be taken seriously? For bestselling novelist Coco Mellors, fashion helps her channel her inner confidence

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Shine ON, SHINE bright • Just in time to toast ELLE’s 40th birthday, a wealth of designers are getting us in the celebratory mood with the sparkly stuff this season. From glitzy Gucci to fabulous Fendi, embrace the shimmer.

Patrick McDOWELL • The designer’s brand, which blends high-octane glamour and sustainability, has become a red-carpet favourite of celebrities including Ashley Graham and Munroe Bergdorf

Taupe LINE • Fashion’s love of brown isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. The street-style crowd’s favourite way to wear it: in comfy, supple suede. Take inspiration from the Miu Miu woman and wear the trend as statement outerwear, or on your feet via soft boat shoes. Or make like the ELLE team and take a tonal approach, layering shades of chocolate, biscuit and coffee.

Portrait of a LADY • On the catwalk, this season’s most covetable prints are gallery-worthy. Naomi Pike traces fashion’s renewed love of wearable art

What to SEE & what to WEAR • Dress the part when you visit the season’s most exciting art shows

Rip UP the RULES • Ignore everything you’ve ever been taught about which colours work together. This season, the best way to banish any post-summer holiday blues is by clashing shades that sit as far away from each other on the colour wheel as possible. Best of all, this trend doesn’t call for a flurry of new buys. Whether its tailoring, knitwear or a trophy coat, reframe your pre-existing favourites by combining them in wonderfully weird and offbeat ways. Think: so wrong, it’s right.

THROWING shade • LET STRONG ACCESSORIES, STATEMENT OUTERWEAR AND PLUSH FAUX FUR BE YOUR WARDROBE STAPLES AS THE WEATHER TURNS COLD

SOFT touch • THIS SEASON, COSY UP TO TACTILE PIECES AS THEY BECOME A WARDROBE ESSENTIAL

Working GIRL • INJECT YOUR RETURN-TO-THE-OFFICE WARDROBE WITH GLAMOUR, COUNTERBALANCED BY A TOUGH EDGE. DRESSING UP FOR BUSINESS IS BACK

About TIME • The sleek form of Omega’s latest Aqua Terra watch makes it the perfect accessory for all occasions. Part of the brand’s renowned Seamaster collection, this new edition is smaller in size, meaning it’s the kind of timepiece that you’ll reach for day in, day out. Wear it stacked with your favourite bangles for an effortless sense of cool.

BRIGHT lights • BRINGING COLOURFUL MASTERPIECES TO THE TABLE ONCE AGAIN, BULGARI DISPLAYS AN ARRAY OF RARE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONES IN ITS NEW COLLECTION

PETAL power • FLORAL BEAUTY IS KEY TO VAN CLEEF & ARPELS’ LATEST OFFERING, COMBINING GRACEFUL SILHOUETTES WITH DELICATE DIAMONDS

PEARLS en pointe • For jewellery that embodies modern elegance, look no further than Tasaki, the Japanese high jeweller known for its contemporary take on timeless pearl and diamond creations. Tasaki’s pieces are crafted using the same care, precision and attention to detail that ballet dancers apply to their practice. Worn here by principals Yuri Kimura and Saho Shibayama from the National Ballet of Japan, Tasaki’s delicate jewels will elevate your everyday.

40 YEARS OF ELLE • IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY! (AND A SIGNIFICANT ONE.) SO WE’VE GONE BACK THROUGH THE FAMILY ALBUMS (READ: THE ARCHIVES) TO REVISIT THE...