Big fashion energy: Your essential guide to autumn’s hottest trends

It’s finally here. Big fashion energy. After seasons of hybrid half-measures and cosy ‘core’ aesthetics, the message from the autumn-winter catwalks is clear: more is more. Exaggerated, over-the-top, attention-seeking: Silhouettes are large and in charge. Colours erupt like molten lava. Accessories compete ruthlessly for airtime. It’s hard to draw a breath. No more wavering in the shadow of restrictions. Explorations of fantasy, surrealism, youthquake, counterculture and technology now shape our reality, sublimating its ongoing challenges ...