Was it a collective prodigality that triggered Spring/Summer’s new love of showing off? 

A desire for fabulous wealth? 

Or is fashion’s latest switch part of a conspiracy to make us shriek “Help, I’m out of style!  I need new clothes!”?

All of the above are true, but there’s also the boredom element.

Our love of candy-coloured babedom is powerful but has it run its course?

Has the Seventies secretary gone one pussycat bow too far, and as for spots – enough already!

This season embraces all things 70’s and when it comes to 70’s add-ons, accessories are the icing on the fashion cake.

They are often the most practical and desirable items from a collection and the right selection can transform an outfit, key a wardrobe together and give a nod to each fluctuating trend without following it slavishly.

And the range of covetable trimmings this season is growing all the time – once, you could never have too many hats, bags and shoes, now sunglasses, belts, corsages and luggage can be added to the ever-expanding list.

Block heels and wedges are the favourites for this season, alluring metallic in grown-up shades with strong texturizing.

Chanel brought protest-inspired items to the catwalk, theming some of its bags around the zeitgeist-y notion of feminist protest (a theme which was not treated with any sort of reverence) and others around a watercolor that Karl Lagerfeld painted.

Sunglasses featuring classic tortoiseshell, bright and funky colours, yellow and plum options, classic white and oversized.

Keep an eye out for Tommy Hilfiger’s square offerings…

So, commit to memory now … bold status prints, geometry and dazzling swirls are making a noise, prints go tech with sophisticated digital patterns, psychedelic prints create sexy curves and poptastic infusions of technicolour gorgeousness take 70’s inspired fashion for the 2015 season to a new level.

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