Metropolis: Mad about monochrome

What's black and white and seen all over? It's this year's must-have fashion look - monochrome, writes Lisa Brady.

Dress €430, Mc Q at Brown Thomas.

Fashion may be fickle, but for the last three seasons there's been one constant. The effortless and striking simplicity of monochrome make it one of the most dramatic and iconic fashion trends of all time.

If you think of it, the evidence is as plain as black and white. Think of Mary Quant's style reign (monochrome was practically her uniform), Comme des Garcons' radical take on the trend in the 1980s, and muted ...