Victoriana: the hottest trend this autumn/winter

Sentimental outlines, nostalgic prints and wanton textures: Laura Ashley has taken motivation from its notorious chronicles to make its shocking new AW16 design accumulations

Heraldic Print Tie Neck Maxi Dress

From its unassuming beginnings in the 1950s to its present spot as one of the world's best-cherished design and home decorations way of life brands, Laura Ashley is eminent for its quintessential British appeal and famous prints. 

Established by a couple Bernard and Laura Ashley in 1953, when they started printing materials from the kitchen table of their London level, the brand has based upon its rich plan legacy to deliver a delightful gathering of way of life items including design, home enriching, furniture and embellishments. 

Conceived in Wales, Laura had an adoration for all things Victorian and Edwardian, which prompted to the more extended length outlines and female styles that would turn into the organization's trademark. They stay as applicable today as they were in the 1960s, when form changed from the smaller than usual to the maxi. 

To pay tribute to this legacy, the Laura Ashley configuration group has utilized the brand's notorious document in Wales – a fortune trove of a large number of articles of clothing, photos, collectibles and then some – as motivation for their AW16 design accumulations. From affectionately restored chronicle prints, to propagations of unique pieces, the accumulations stamp a striking come back to the mark Laura Ashley legacy look, reinterpreted and brought into the 21st century. 

Enlivened by the debauched sentiment of Victoriana, Portrait of Laura is a stylish gathering which mirrors the bohemian soul of the 1970s. Expand sleeves, unsettles and pussybow neck ties sit nearby bordering, artificial calfskin and lavish velvet for a striking look that can be spruced up or down. A mark heraldic print from the period highlights over a few key pieces, including a shocking tie-neck maxi dress and inflatable sleeve shirt, both cut from metallic strung chiffons for a luxury wrap up. Other highlight pieces incorporate a silk and trim high neck pullover - a lovely generation of a late 1970s piece.

High Neck Lace Bib Silk Dress

With its sentimental and ladylike feel, Free Soul gives the ideal adjust of caprice and ethereal appeal. Driven by a show-ceasing botanical layered chiffon maxi dress, the gathering highlights a plenitude of energizing new shapes and textures which behold back to the first personality and penmanship of Laura Ashley. Floaty print pullovers in harvest time shades of cinnamon and rust make a fragile edge, while cotton weaves, English fleece and artificial calfskin include surface and structure.

Floral Autumn Rose Ruffle Collar Blouse & A-Line Suedette Skirt

Finishing the trio of legacy propelled accumulations, Treasure is a lovely container gathering of easygoing isolates, ideal for a milder and more casual feel. Focused on an impartial shading palette of mink, gloomy pink and eau de nil, there are tender prints, for example, the cabbage rose flower in quieted tones and layering pieces, for example, basic marled weaves or longline fleece cardigans and gilets. Delicate velvet shows up on A-line skirts and thin leg pants for a touch of extravagance, while printed silk square scarves finish the legacy look.

Speckled Knit Polo Collar Jumper & Button Front Velveteen A-Line Skirt