1. Red lipstick
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Laura Mercier Lip Colour Seduction from £16.50
The perfect red lipstick is the holy grail of make-up whatever the season, but this winter, whether it's a pillarbox shade or something closer to tomato red, then start your search!
2. Over the knee boots
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Office Casey boots from £80.00
Long, leather or suede boots might conjure up images of swash-buckling pirates, but if Nicola Roberts can team them with a mint green dress and still look feminine and chic in them, then we want in on that too.
Essential footwear for A/W '09
3. Bow accessories
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Navy Tartan Bow Hairband from £3.99
This cute hairband ticks all the A/W style boxes; alice band? Check. Tartan? Check. This season's hottest colour, navy? Triple check. A small bow like this is easy to wear every day, or the bigger the better on nights out if you're brave enough.
4. Sequinned dress
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Love Moschino dress from £170.00
Who knew that sequins could shimmy their way into our wardrobe to become a staple item we all need? Whether it's in a slinky party dress like this one, or even a touch of sparkle on an everyday black cardigan, these are one embellishment you can't get away from.
5. Statement shoulders
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Patrizia Pepe dress from £130.00 on Ciao
Bet you regret cutting shoulder pads out of your entire wardrobe all those years ago. Power dressing is back with a vengeance and shoulder pads have crept back onto jumpers, jackets and dresses alike.
6. Studded leather-look ankle boots
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Studded Ankle Boots from £10
Studs and leather are two of this season's must have details, so why not combine both in some tough army-chic ankle boots? And at only £10, you won't be left feeling guilty if you don't wear these beyond this season.
7. Tweed jacket
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Orvis Donegal Tweed Cardigan Jacket From £149.00
Blazers are still hot so don't hang them up just yet, but to channel this season's Country Life look, add a tweed jacket to the mix. Combine with other textures such as leather for an updated take on what is actually a very versatile fabric.
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8. Geometric-shapes necklace
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Delphone Charlotte Parmentier necklace from £75.00
Bold, geometric shapes splashed across dresses and t-shrits in every colour under the rainbow might be too brazen for some. However, you can still incorporate aspects into your wardrobe through jewellery, like this futuristic-looking necklace which will offset a black shift dress perfectly.
9. Quirky clutch
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Diesel clutch from £55.00
The fickle world of fashion has spoken and it's time to decant the contents of your over-sized leather hold-all into a teeny, quirky clutch. Find the strangest shapes, materials, and detailing you can get your hands on and make it the statement item of your winter evening wardrobe.
10. Red
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Tara Jarmon dress from £149.00 on Ciao
If all else fails, and you want A/W '09 nailed in one easy to wear item, reach for the red. Especially in luxurious textures like satin, red is simply the number one show-stopping shade this season.
