We've been raiding boyfriends wardrobes and slinking around Savile Row for too long. But we don't need you chaps anymore. We'll get our minimalist tailoring kicks from Stella McCartney, Carven and Christopher Kane thanks.

The starched and buttoned up Carven shirt tucked beneath the Stella McCartney coat brings power dressing up to date. There's no big shoulders here. Just a look that says you'd make Sir Alan nervy. Christopher Kane's smart black trousers give the illusion that the designer's heading in a prim and proper direction but a little glimpse at those pockets says otherwise with his wiggling gel filled detailing.

The key to pulling off this outfit is in the deail (or lack of it). There's no fuss and frills to contend with, just luxurious fabrics and clean cuts. Wear hair clean and pulled back and keep the accessories simple but whatever you do make sure you wear it with the attitude it deserves.

Prada's wild belted and buttoned fur prowls out of the dark woods where branches groan under the weight of snow and an eerie howl is carried in the cold wind.

Joining the wolves of the north, the belted AW11 coat stands against winters onslaught.

To wear this, as Miuccia intended harking back to female empowerment in the sixties, takes courage and a fearlessness. As too does surviving a bitter winter in London. Take your cue from the wild and wrap up in Prada.

Hot pinks, bold oranges, cobalt blue and flashes of gold patterns intertwine in this silk Hermès scarf.

There's a flickering scene that plays out in our minds whenever a headscarf appears as if from an old '50s film; It's a sepia toned blustery LA day. Somewhere in the Hollywood hills a convertible tears down a road where a woman, headscarf knotted, with dark sunglasses tucked beneath the silk and hair flying, races against the wind.

It's all the fault of Grace Kelly, Audrey, Bardot, Jean Shrimpton and of course Queen Elizabeth II who wrapped that little piece of silk around their heads and gave it the power to evoke glamour that hasn't wained.

Here the Hermès bright printed scarf in its bold glory is paired with the dark Dita sunglasses. Loewe's coat fits perfectly around the classic 60s poloneck from Uniqlo. The sexy woven orange skirt from Bottega Veneta hugs the hips in true old screen siren form. Gucci, a house who's no stranger to glamour lends it's gold and black heels to finish the look.

Our obsession with the '50s and '60s shows no signs of fading. This is what all our autumn days should look like.