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Cold weather causes many health complaints, including Chilblains, the www.patient.co.uk website suggests that you

Keep your hands and feet warm when out in cold weather by using warm gloves and socks. Consider special heated gloves and socks if chilblains are a recurring problem.

Keep your head and ears warm by wearing a hat and scarf.

You should keep as warm as possible in the cold. Wearing several loose layers is ideal to trap body heat. You should also keep as dry as possible.

(Dr Tim Kenny 26/01/2010)

This supports the need for warmth during the winter months.

Vivienne Westwood's AW2012/13 collection included rich fabrics, lots of draping, with exquisitely fitted long coats with a military, more in the silhouette than with well placed motifs. many of the coats featured a new take on the handkerchief hem

http:/www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012/ready-to-wear/vivienne-westwood#vivienne-westwood/full-length-photos/gallery/3;

 Love this one! Its beautiful with the hood, layering and corset waist, large pockets, this is a look that I would like to level with my designs.


http:/www.viviennewestwood.co.uk/shop/womenswear/coats-jackets/court-coat-14888;

Vivienne Westwood also seems to trend large collars or hoods, this may be a detail that needs developing as it provides warmth and insulation to the head, neck and face

It maybe interesting to see how layering different kinds of fabrics works on the stand, each with a different type of hemline

4) Try draping on the half stand to help generate volume,
as my father always said 'layers! That'll keep you warm


http:/www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012/ready-to-wear/viktor-and-rolf#viktor-and-rolf/full-length-photos/gallery/14;

Whilst Viktor and Rolf SW12/13 offered a much more tailored look, but again with layering or sorts

The overlay on the sleeves could double as a scarf, or a hand mit to keep hands and fingers warm, if it possessed a pocket details at the ends



http:/www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012/ready-to-wear/viktor-and-rolf#viktor-and-rolf/full-length-photos/gallery/23;

 Large pockets, this could help with keeping your hand warm and avoid the added cost of accessories - Important design feature will need to look into including.

Fur!!! this was very big for a trend this winter 2012/13 but do the health benefits outweigh the ethical, moral dilemma attached to using fur (I am not sure if I am knowledgably enough to make a stand so think I will not use actual fur, if I have any fur it would probably be fake - better safe than sorry)

5) Include pockets and a scarf or hood in my design process.
http:/www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012/ready-to-wear/chanel#chanel/full-length-photos/gallery/30;

For AW2012/13 Chanel used oversized garments that allow for layering beneath, and geometric, shape lines and detailing. Also using wool as the main fabric, this works well for insulation purposes.


Detailing on this piece are centred round the sleeve and the geometric styling that envelopes the arms


http:/www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/autumn-winter-2012/ready-to-wear/chanel#chanel/full-length-photos/gallery/6;

Again, Chanel has produced oversized coats with large sleeves and geometric lines and shapes for detaining.


Coats for this season: oversized, layered, large pockets and geometric detaining, hoods and scarves.
Details worth remembering during my design development