I'm not particularly on the ball, fashion-wise. I can't afford for my wardrobe to date itself every year so I do try to buy either classic shapes and colours, or those that I know I can keep wearing regardless of trend. I also like my clothes to be bike friendly where possible, child-proof and machine-washable. Then again, I also try to buy cycling clothes that can work in my normal wardrobe too. I don't like buying ultra-cheap clothes that are possibly produced using sweatshop labour and that won't last longer than the fashion itself. I agree that certainly as you get older it is more about what looks good, lasts well and fits your lifestyle too. None of which are necessarily "fashion" in any given season.

I *think* that capes are in this winter (at least in the UK), and beyond that I don't have a clue. I did do a rare shopping trip for me yesterday and came back with a bold print, jersey smock top , a plainer striped t-shirt, and a swingy grey wool knee-length skirt (I broke the machine washable rule here as I'm getting tired of living in jeans all winter and I can't deny the Mary Poppins effect on the bike). I am quite sure that my 3 year old daughter will despair of me in a few years, but I suspect that she'll be covetting a few of my handbags/shoes/coats/dresses soon enough too.