Somebody stop me! When it comes to hunting down trends, it's the little, quiet ones bubbling up underneath the surface that really pique my interest, and once I start looking, I

The big trends are plain to see right now (puffer coats, all beige, and knitted vests are strong), and they'll undoubtedly rumble on well into 2021. Maybe they'll even go further because that's how slowly these things develop nowadays. Gone are the days when season upon season required an all-change klaxon and for closets to be pillaged and restocked lest you risk looking outdated. It's undeniably good and important that our wardrobes are not a revolving door of newness and are more a beautifully tended garden that only gets better over time. But that doesn't mean we're entirely impervious to fresh ideas. We are only human.

So with many of our minds set to already reboot (2020 can take a hike, right?), it's, perhaps, no surprise that the collective fashion set is also dipping into the new year with styling ideas and combinations we've not seen before. I've also pinpointed a few recurring themes, some of which really lend themselves to buying second-hand or vintage. Reset your mind against "must-haves" and just absorb some inspiration; take an opportunity to be ahead of the looks that I think will take off in a few months' time. Keep scrolling for my edit of 2021's microtrends…