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Into the darkness • ‘Beetlejuice’ is back, and Jenna Ortega is a ‘goth glam’ icon. Welcome to the new era of Tim Burton style, writes Lauren Cochrane

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Supersize IT • This season, coats went XXL as designers from JW Anderson to Vetements embraced huge silhouettes. Stella McCartney showed floor-sweeping trenches and Erdem leant into shaggy mammoth jackets, while boxy power shoulders dominated at Edward Crutchley. It’s time to wrap up in an oversize overcoat – the bigger, the better…

Christopher ESBER • With an Andam Prize under his belt, the designer beloved by Dua Lipa and Zendaya has reached cult status among British fashion’s cool crowd

Lily McINERNY • For the actor, a fashion-loving thrift-store fan, the starring role in the 1950s Riviera-set Bonjour Tristesse is ‘such a gift’

The CRISP of GREATNESS • Open a packet and tuck into this trend, says Naomi Pike

Catwalk crunch • We pair this season’s best runway looks with our favourite flavours

Shape UP • AW24’s buzziest bags come in three key structures. Meet the cult styles you’ll be carrying on rotation

Autumn’s big reads • Now meet the books that will define the season…

Give it THE SLIP • The autumn/winter runways made it official: the Nineties-era slip dress is a fashion perennial, with no signs of going out of style. Go grunge and wear with a chunky knit and combat boots à la Courtney Love, or channel Claire Danes in Narciso Rodriguez for Cerruti at the 1997 Oscars party — strappy heeled sandals and pixie cut optional, but encouraged.

UP(CYCLE) the ANTE • It’s the perfect time to alter, repair or rework old clothes to give them a new lease of life

How to tailor and transform • ELLE’s go-to platforms for all things upcycling

Future FACING • As London Fashion Week rings in 40 years, we celebrate its vibrant past and exciting future

The BEST MOMENTS of LFW

What we’re EXCITED for NEXT

LIKE smoke

BACK to BUSINESS • THERE’S A NEW-TERM FEELING IN THE AIR. EMBRACE IT WITH PURPOSE IN REFRESHED CLASSICS LIKE TAILORED TWEEDS AND COOL-GIRL KILTS, WORN WITH A PAIR OF TALKING-POINT PUMPS

MODERN heritage • AUTUMN’S HARDY WOVEN FABRICS AND POLISHED PIECES ARE REBOOTED WITH A CITY-READY SWAGGER

CENTRE of attention • READY FOR THEIR CLOSE-UP, THIS SEASON’S BAGS AND ACCESSORIES EXUDE A CONFIDENCE THAT PROPELS THEM PAST PLUS-ONE STATUS

JOIN US AT ELLE COLLECTIVE YOUR FASHION COMMUNITY

Winning WAYS • The ELLE editors share what they are lusting over this month…

So CULTURED • AN AGENDA PACKED WITH ART, MUSIC AND LITERATURE CALLS FOR EQUALLY SOPHISTICATED CLOTHES TO MATCH

FREEZE frame • TOUGH-LUXE CHAINS, TWISTED HOOPS AND DECONSTRUCTED RINGS IN WHITE GOLD MAKE AN ICE-COOL STATEMENT RIGHT NOW

FLIGHTS of FANCY • Statement heels are the easiest way to make your style soar this season. Look to Ferragamo’s tufted, textural feathered pair that add immediate oomph to any ensemble. Amasterclass in outré elegance, they’ll be found on a woman with her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds.

PERFECT vision • EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH A FRESH WARDROBE OF THE BEST EYESHADOWS. PLUS, WHY IT’S TIME TO TAKE STOCK OF YOUR HORMONE HEALTH

The hormone gap • From temperamental skin to mood swings, hormones affect our bodies...