With every passing fashion week, the gap between menswear and womenswear grows smaller as an increasing number of designers present unisex pieces and the interest in genderless dressing grows ever more popular. For AW16, girls cropped up in many London Collections: Men collections while male models came out in garments that challenged traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity. Repeatedly we saw "womanly" silhouettes, with cinched waists, flared trousers and cropped tops.
Following the colourful, Gilbert & George inspired Moschino men's show in which major girl models Jourdan Dunn and Molly Bair walked, Jeremy Scott explained: "I definitely wanted to have Ruth [Bell] in the show because it’s such a mixed feeling – mixing men’s and women’s. I wanted to have more of a masculine energy for the girls; it’s probably the most masculine version of women that I’ve ever done – no high heels! Even when she’s wearing a skirt, she’s a tough girl."
Though you may not want to wear a full look fresh off the men's runway, take inspiration from the vibes ahead for the perfect nonchalant winter wardrobe.
Wales Bonner
The jewellery. The lapels. The shape. The flared trousers. The colour palette. My god, we want it all. Graces Wales Bonner triumphed with another stellar menswear collection at LCM and it's no wonder that the 25-year-old has turned her talents to designing poetic womenswear pieces as well.
Alex Mullins
Inspired by the 'process of boredom', Alex Mullins' AW16 collection was far from boring as the young designer experimented with silhouette and shape. We love Mullins' continual denim appreciation and the twisted jean and frayed pieces would look just as good on us as it would on our male mates and boyfriends.
Craig Green
Craig Green has been the fashion pack's pick for a few seasons and rightly so for his innovative and emotive collections. The soft, quilted silks which he presented at LCM unbuttoned to reveal a glimpse of the body beneath, were the buzz of the day and will no doubt be copied on the highstreet before we know it.
Astrid Andersen
Astrid Andersen is adored for being able to masterfully assert conventional ideas of powerful masculinity with garments that have a feminine twist. This season Andersen dialled down the "feminine" touches but we definitely want the pistachio pastel tracksuits and knitted crops.
Topman
A velour tracksuit might sound a bit Paris and Nicole c. 2003 but Topman showed us how to bring crushed velvet into 2016. We also love the untucked, printed shirt (v. Harry Styles) worn beneath and the orange skateshoes.
Nasir Mazhar
For AW16, Nasir Mazhar presented an all black everything collection. Male and female models came out dressed in form-fitting crop tops, side-laced trousers, halter-neck leotards and even tracksuit bottoms, revealing a high-waisted thong.
Looks were completed with killer cyber goth boots that the models stomped down the catwalk in. If it's good enough for Skepta, Shystie, Rihanna and Tinashe, it's certainly good enough for us.
Matthew Miller
Thank you to Matthew Miller for creating our must-have suit for next season. Clean, classic with a cinched waist and the perfect loafers, this is a totally wearable silhouette that will help us nail workwear for AW16. Briefcase optional.
J.W. Anderson
J.W. Anderson's men’s shows always act as a precursor to his women’s pre-collections. And for LCM AW16 he presented pieces that girls will be scrambling to buy. There were silk pyjamas embroidered with snails, cropped, quilted floral jackets, woollen tracksuits and furry trench coats. Models also wore headbands in their slicked-back sweaty disco hair, even more successfully than Becks, the original hairband hero.
Casely-Hayford
While black ran throughout many collections over LCM, the father-son design duo brightened up the catwalk with this oversized electric blue double-breasted jacket. Though the model may have better hair than us, we think we could pull off this look and those printed pants with great aplomb. We've also got our eye on the shoes – a collaboration with Sperry UK, which fused creepers with boat shoes.
Katie Eary
PJs are one of the biggest fashion success stories of the past six months and the thought of being able to leave the house in sleepwear excites us very much. For AW16 Katie Eary was inspired by rockstars of the 1970s and silky twinsets: "I was taken by Iggy Pop and Nico’s brief fling leading to the idea of them swapping clothes in the process of creating music and being lovers. This rule applied to all rockstars of that time with their lovers. It's my version of magpie androgyny."
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