Left to right: D&G Charcoal Tweed Shawl Collar Coat: £635 my-wardrobe.com; Scotch & Soda Herringbone Jacket Blazer With Inner: £219 stand-out.net

The tweed jacket is, once again, the most popular way to wear this material, and probably always will be. Tweed is stylish yet durable, if not entirely water-proof, making it a fabric which is often best-suited to outerwear. Contrary to popular belief, almost anyone can wear the wear a tweed jacket, no matter what their stance on fox hunting or similarities to iconic detective, Sherlock Holmes. This season, there’s a good range of options when it comes to wearing tweed – from lightweight blazer styles to heavier overcoat types. The key is to add layers, in order to give this look a more modern and slightly preppy feel.

Left to right: Penfield Millwood Green Tweed Trousers: £80 Urban Outfitters; Penfield Idelwood Back Pack in Green Penfield Tweed: £65 mainlinemenswear.co.uk

Whilst the jacket might be the most traditional way to wear your tweed, it is far from the only option this season. Tweed trousers, for example, have long since graduated from being solely the preserve of university lecturers and Time Lords alike, and look suitably on-trend worn with brogues and buttoned-up penny collar shirts. However, if you’re tempted to venture away from the more subtle herringbone twill weaves, then tweed accessories are probably your safest bet. From large weekend holdalls to smaller satchel styles, tweed is a superb choice when it comes to bags this season. With its gentlemanly connotations, a tweed bag also has the advantage of ensuring that you can gallantly offer to carry any luggage, without having to compromise on style. And they say chivalry is dead…

There are two fashion buzzwords you’re sure to hear doing the rounds at the moment: ‘vintage’ and ‘neutral’. Throw either into conversation with fellow fashion-minded folk this Autumn/Winter and you’ll more or less sound like you know what you’re talking about. Better yet, take a look at the new arrivals over at Firetrap for a chance to practice what you preach. That’s right – the vintage look no longer requires hours of traipsing around trendy backstreets, drinking green tea and buying clothes that smell of mothballs. Designers have well and truly cottoned on to the fact that the trend for vintage is here to stay, and kindly provided a number of ‘vintage-inspired’ creations, which smell just lovely.

Left to Right: Cctv Bonewhite (White) Men’s Graphic T-Shirt: £30 Firetrap;  Dogma Burnt Olive (Green) Men’s Check Shirt: £65 Firetrap

Don’t worry, you won’t be wearing a paisley shirts and flared trousers any time soon – unless of course you want to, in which case, go right ahead. The rest of the fashion world will be keeping their vintage styles basic this season – that means clean-cut shapes and neutral tones. Start with a graphic t-shirt which ticks both these boxes, and you can’t go too far wrong.

Graphic tees are the perfect statement piece – they’ll do all your fashion-thinking for you. Remember how, back in the day, you might have been able to get away with wearing a t-shirt which depicted a certain band or musician, thus informing the world of your musical preferences, as well as giving a general idea of the ‘image’ you were going for? Same thing. Only much cooler. You might not be able to instantly let people know that you saw Megadeth play live back in 1992, but that’s probably a good thing.

Left to Right: Landfall Black (Black) Men’s Military Overcoat: £180 Firetrap;  Drake Sand (Yellow) Men’s Classic Chino: £62.50 Firetrap; Galaxed2 Black (Black)Men’s Long Sleeve Jumper: £57.50 Firetrap

Check shirts and chinos are still a key style combo, but steer clear of primary colours and, for the love of God, please resist the urge to ‘mix it up’ with a pair of fluorescent trainers. Instead, opt for understated military boots or a military jacket – although, unless you actually happen to be representing Queen and country, you probably won’t want to be wearing both. Replace last Autumn’s indie-kid cardigan with a classic crew-neck jumper, and you’re good to go.

Fortunately, there is an alternative, and it comes in the form of the denim jacket. Yes, once again this light-weight, midway option has made a welcome return to both the catwalk and the high street. It’s officially the jacket of choice for Doctor Who – well, Matt Smith, anyway. When he’s not seen sporting tweed and a TARDIS, Matt Smith has been spotted wearing an acid wash denim jacket, teamed with classic eighties wayfarer sunglasses – insert you own time-travel joke here…

Left to right: Paul Smith Western Denim Jacket in Blue: £216 mainlinemenswear.co.uk; Bitching & Junkfood Overdyed Denim Jacket: £90 Urban Outfitters

But if the Doctor isn’t exactly your idea of a fashion icon, or if you’re a little wary since the fashion faux-pas of your Tom Baker-inspired scarf phase, then you might want to consider that the denim jacket is also favoured by The Kills’ guitarist, Jamie Hince. Mr. Kate Moss frequently opts for a vintage style denim jacket with a fleece collar, which we can only assume has been approved by the catwalk queen herself, and thus become officially the trendiest item anyone can have in their wardrobe.

If you caught last season’s denim shirt trend, then you’re in luck. Wear your shirt open over a retro t-shirt with rolled up sleeves for a denim-jacket style effect. If you’re feeling brave, or auditioning to be part of a boy-band, then go for ‘double-denim’ and team your jacket with your jeans. Otherwise stick to wearing your denim jacket with coloured chinos or rolled up shorts – barbeque apron optional.

Left to right: Rodeo Shirt: £49.99 Superdry;Religion Blue Denim Jacket: £89 stand-out.net

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