Belinda Earl and Jo Jenkins, style director and director of womenswear created a very stylish affordable new collection.I liked the printed velvet pieces, another autumn trend diluted by a forgiving silhouette. M&S is also gently encouraging tonal dressing for autumn, and it’s backing red in all its variations: witness a Balenciaga-style cranberry draped dress paired with tomato red knee-high boots, and a plummy-toned silk shirt with a scarf-neckline styled with matching red trousers (for the faint of heart, there’s also a navy version) and the hot red ankle boots with a metal stiletto heel that are racier than anything we’ve seen before.

We have gone into meltdown as M&S releases Manolo Blahnik-alikes for just £35

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