NEW AW17 TREND: SOUL TRAIN

That means we should expect bowling shirts, three-striped tracksuits and statement hats to play a bigger role in our winter wardrobe.

Be brave and don a full tracksuit or oversized borg jacket to stylishly beat the chill and your turn-of-the-80s-inspired look will make you stand out from the crowd.

Your seasonal palette gets a subtle tweaking, too, with rusty hues and rich reds meeting pastels in a pleasant clash of colours. Retro textures like crushed velvet, cord and velour continue their return to our wardrobes and now feature on everything from bucket hats to tracksuits.

Outerwear gets bigger, but layering pieces – like striped or raglan tees – become more fitted, giving an interesting mix of proportions.

Late-70s inspiration flooded the catwalks in the AW17 shows, but it was most prominent in Marc Jacobs’ tribute to the half-decade, which saw a soundtrack and social-media-free show take us back to the days of Grandmaster Flash in the South Bronx.

Elsewhere in Milan, Marni flirted with luxe tracksuits in bold hues, while back in New York, Coach paired retro stripes with patchwork outerwear and dusty tones, bringing an interesting yet wearable twist.