This will seem like a silly purchase, seeing as it is december. But think of the future, the very near future. Spring to be exact. You’ll need this shirt then, so you might as well buy it now while it’s on sale. Some might call that smart shopping and, err, that’s what we call it too. (LN-CC)

Floral shirts? pah!* Some shirts have one flower, even two. But we need an entire forest to satisfy our horticultural clothing needs. Valentino, that perma-tanned gift from God, gets us. He’s given us the forest on a shirt, which is what we need in these tough times. (Colette)

We’re down with this*. This filled cardigan makes for an interesting layering piece and something we’d happily get our proxy on for. ____________ You see that space? That’s the keyboard representation of us drooling. It’s about time we actually got ourselves that rich sugar mama/daddy to pay for all this stuff we see. Applicants should leave a comment and we’ll get back to you. Everyone else should take a leap to see more of the cardigan. (Mindtrive)

We wonder if proxies work on bonus points, like a Sainsbury’s Nectar card? If they did this would be a great time to take advantage of all those nectar points by ordering a spring-ready blazer. We hate giving out obvious advice but use it as a layer in January and on its own come spring time. Any other usage will result in you spontaneously combusting. (Mindtrive)

If you’re still searching for the perfect shawl collar cardigan then may we make a suggestion? We think this Dunhill version should be up your alley. We like it because it has all the cosiness of a regular shawl cardigan, with the added (forgive the cliche) twist of the panelled strips on the arms. Classic with a twist and all that jazz. (Mr Porter)

We’re very, very, very tempted to call this a cardiblazer, but we won’t. The exception being that last sentence when we called it just that. Made up buzzwords aside, this a handsome blazer. Some might even call it sprezzy. We’ll stick with calling it handsome though, like most internet based jargon saying sprezzy in public is a little embarrassing. Not quite as bad saying ‘LOL’ but close. (The Corner)

There’s been a full season of floral shirts now and it looks like things have started to calm down on the pattern front, if this shirt is anything to go by. A lot of floral options this year have been on the loud side, so we don’t blame anyone if they wanted to sit back and wait on some more subdued options. Despite the fact that it almost looks tie-dyed, this shirt is still more laid-back than most options earlier this year. Perfect for the trend toe-dipper out there. (Mr Porter)

Translucent? See-through? Diaphanous?* Whatever you want to call it, this is Passarella’s newest jacket. Inspired by the jacket worn by ‘Rep’ in Blade Runner, it’s made in Italy and available for SS12.. It’s exactly the sort of thing you’d wear when you’re in a hellish view of the near future, giving someone the almighty runaround. Or down the pub on a rainy day. One of the two.

Ignore the upcoming H&M range.  Anything made for H&M is similar to Marni’s mainline in looks only. We’re a little confused by the collab as Marni’s calling card is their use of fabrics – this jacket’s made of alpaca and leather – and high quality construction. Anyway, enough scrooge-esque moaning from us, this is a lovely coat.

It’s mid-december, which means it’s now officially ’silly to buy anything for full price when it’ll be going on sale in two weeks’ time. We do admit that the name needs some work. But if you have an especially lovely partner who’s into all this dressing nice lark then this jacket would be a nice little gift. And of course, the contrast sleeves mean that it’ll look equally as fetching on you should you decide to keep it for yourself. (End)