ASOS Gets Androgynous With Boy-Meets-Babe Aesthetics

Wave goodbye to those days of clicking away the hours by flicking through the 50+ pages of floral dresses you don’t need. Making our lives easier (by reducing procrastination) ASOS has stepped up its game this season, debuting an autumn ’12 collection with some seriously chic offerings. Channelling a major Acne vibe, with boxy shapes and minimalist details, and catering to a student-loan fuelled budget, the range says Swedish-cool without the crazy-high cost in krona.

As is often the way with fall, a surge of aubergine, black, and navy make their appearances, mirroring the season’s greying skies and darkening nights. Staying close to those base-colour benchmarks, ASOS prints florals on jersey and adds bright white-collared shirts so as to shed a little light on the season. Taking the lead from the masters of boyish cool, the line makes a nod to Alexander Wang’s sport-chic style and those sharp silhouettes of Acne. The result? Androgyny crafted into chunky knits, cropped shirts, wide-leg pants, and woolen overalls, along with some token girly deets like peplum hems and skater skirts. Elsewhere contrast rides high with shined golden cuffs atop aubergine knits; tulle skirts to shiny shell tops; and satin meets wool (who meets fur) in their “we-need-it” winter coat. And though we vowed to banish baseball caps to the bottom of our high-school gym bags, we’ll break our pinky promises now for these luxe leather ones.

Photos: Courtesy of ASOS

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