SS12 TREND REPORT: Sportswear

With the olympics happening in London this year it was bound to happen that fashion, which feeds off everything, would pick up influences for the collections. So everyone even Victoria Beckham showed a sporty or sportier edge to their collections this season. The high street are right behind them with Primark showing a definate sportswear feel to their spring collection and Topshop have introduced a pastel colored sports/surf collection. All collections, high street or designer are made to have that just thrown on appeal which suggests you have just returned from a run outside and are simply sitting here cooling down in your fashionable gym sweats. When most of the time your just cooling down after a hardcore gin and tonic session. But whatever works really!

Whose doing it? Stella McCartney, Alexander Wang, Victoria Beckham and Theyskens Theory.

How do I do it? Try adding jumpers with skirts, loose leggings with oversized T-shirts and pencil skirts. It's all about sporty individual pieces added to other non sporty pieces to create a 'thrown on' look. Try to keep the look luxe and not OTT by teaming with low heels instead of sneakers - unless you actually are exercising!