If you’re already longing for summer days again, the London Fashion Week catwalks have got it covered.

Showcasing collections for next spring/summer, there was an explosion of sun ray prints, blooming florals, sorbet pastels and even super-sized straw hats.

The sunny style outlook was much appreciated by the starry front row line-ups including Kanye West, Kate Moss, Pippa Middleton and Kristen Stewart – with some getting well and truly into summer mode donning their perma-sunglasses indoors.

“London’s fashion pack were treated to a bright and promising S/S 12 season,” says Eleanor Robinson, womenswear buying manager at my-wardrobe.com.

“The shows were awash with saturated pastel hues and sun-drenched shades.”

There’s just one drawback with this fresh-off-the-catwalk fashion… there’s a long wait until spring to see the big trends filter onto the high street, so why not tap into some key styling tricks right now?

Pastel parade

Jonathan Saunders transported the front row into holiday mode with a collection inspired by the sugary shades of South Beach. Think Miami skies, peach sunsets and citrus fruits in Fifties-style silhouettes with full below-the-knee skirts.

Mulberry continued the coastal theme with an English seaside take on pastels with maxi dresses resembling traffic light lollipops and swingy anoraks in lemon yellow.

Another Miami-inspired palette for House of Holland’s ‘Pastel Punks’ collection also lit up the catwalk.

Wear it now: The current winter season is more about jewel bright colour blocking, but you can still add an injection of pastels to a dark outfit with a shirt or zingy accessories, to lift your entire look.

Floral fever

It’s as though the catwalks were sprinkled with fertiliser. Flowers were sprouting in endless collections at London Fashion Week, no more so than at Mary Katrantzou who picked a runway of fresh blooms to flaunt her bright floral prints.

Ashish went all-out with sequinned petal power, clashing prints together and topping off looks with pretty fresh flowers laced through models’ battered Dr Marten’s boots.

It was a crafty approach at Christopher Kane with beautiful cut-out applique dresses inspired by sticker books. The floral theme continued at the garden of Erdem with demure dainty prints, petal-shaped lace and flower embroidery.

Wear it now: Winter florals are bang on trend. Just choose your prints in muted hues or set against a dark backdrop to make them seasonally appropriate.

Stripe central

Bah humbug! Bold black and white stripes were the suck-it-and-see element in Paul Costelloe’s Sixties-inspired collection.

Brighter with texture aplenty, Burberry’s stripy offering had a tribal edge with African weaves and raffia woven detail featuring on trademark trench coats.

With a nod to the early-Seventies Jaeger heyday, stripes were multicoloured, incorporating horizontal dashes of mustard, navy, orange and emerald.

Amanda Wakeley opted for deckchair chic with stark red and white wide stripes on floaty silk parachute dresses and maxi skirts.

Wear it now: Summer may be associated with red, white and blue nautical stripes but for autumn, stick to an autumnal colour palette. Look to variations of the same tone or be brave with multicoloured jewel brights.

Metallic mode

It was a golden moment at Topshop Unique who took inspiration from Cleopatra times. Models walked like Egyptians with gold leaf foil on their heads and a collection glistening with hieroglyphics, heavy jewellery and bling accents on clothing.

There was more shimmer and shine with Christopher Kane’s stellar collection, who opened his catwalk with dresses of silver lurex yarn and brocades, and closed with crystal-encrusted frocks that looked like walking jewellery boxes.

Giles went for more of a disco approach with his Swarovski crystal-encrusted silver laser cut leathers, some with swinging fringing that shimmered as models strutted down the runway.

Wear it now: Why wait to work shimmering metallics, sequins and brocade with the party season approaching? You can also wear for daytime, pared down with a chunky cardigan or casual jacket.

Sheer chic

Naked flesh has never looked so good. The trend for sheer fabrics was repeated over and over in many different guises at London Fashion Week.

Richard Nicoll opted for minimalist shapes and futuristic fabrics to flaunt his see-through vision. His powder blues – a big trend colour – flaunted his gauzy dresses to the max.

Marios Schwab went top-to-toe with full-length sleeve maxi dresses – completely peekaboo besides the metallic leotard lingering underneath.

Julien Macdonald’s intricate barely-there designs were heavily embellished with ruched lace, sequins, beads and embroidery for a catwalk show-stopper.

Wear it now: Unlike catwalk models, always ensure your dignity remains in tact and your best assets are covered up with the relevant undergarments. You don’t have to do peekaboo top-to-toe, so work with mesh panels or simply the sleeves or hem of a dress for a hint of slinky sheer.

Get the look

Front row regular Olivia Palermo’s monochrome outfit pops with colour thanks to her bold blue clutch. Play snap with the Catwalk satin bag from Jaeger, £150 (www.jaeger.co.uk).

Buy it now

Catwalk model Daisy Lowe helps support the fight for breast cancer with Peacocks’ exclusive vintage-inspired T-shirt, designed by her mum, Pearl. The tee is £18, with 15% of profits donated to Cancer Research UK, available now (www.peacocks.co.uk).

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