The Country Heritage look is one of the biggest trends out there this Autumn. Tweed, feathers, furs, flat caps, equestrian-style boots and waxed quilted jackets, once the preserve of the countryside and hunting, shooting and fishing brigade, suddenly seem like the chicest option even for urbanites not planning on going anywhere near a field. And it’s all down to the Burberry Prorsum Autumn Winter 2012 catwalk show: with the somewhat bygone-era sounding theme of ‘town and country’, it took the staple wardrobe pieces required for braving the great outdoors and put a cool new spin on them, making Country Heritage a coveted and desirable trend.
As well as traditional tweed, Burberry incorporated Arts & Crafts-inspired woven florals with a country feel into the collections, which, along with the addition of bow belts around the models’ waists and velvet detailing, put a feminine spin on what is generally considered to be a masculine trend. Now it is the iconic illustrated owl emblem (along with other woodland creatures including foxes, dogs and sparrows) that featured on jumpers and t-shirts on the Burberry runway that have really made the trend go stella, spawning a thousand high street look-a-likes in their wake.
If an owl jumper is not your idea of sophisticated style, other elements of the Country Heritage trend are everywhere on the high street too. Quirky tweed hats with feathers can be worn with a tweed or waxed coat or jacket; chunky knits can be teamed with tweed skirts and trousers; and 60’s-style tweed pointed flats are a subtle way to incorporate the trend into your everyday wardrobe. The beauty of this trend is that whether you wear just one item or fully embrace the look, including some element of Country Heritage in an outfit will give you an instant new season wardrobe update.
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