The fashion briefing

Look of the week Hailed as one of spring/summer 11’s most triumphant shows, the Jil Sander silhouette is set to be big. This skirt length picks up where the winter maxi left off. Note: this is the skirt for women who ­prefer ­trousers. Plus, ­styling with a plain, ­classic ­T-shirt looks fresh and ­modern. It’s not just a ­catwalk trend: Gap will have something similar soon, while ­A-listers, Kate ­Bosworth and Drew Barrymore have both ­already worn ­full-length looks from the collection. Photograph: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Europe Splurge You’ve heard the stories of ­fashion ­editors being moved to tears by clothes. Well, this Globetrotter tote makes even The Briefing ­emotional. Taken from the new 1897 Leather ­Series, which also includes a ­briefcase, shopper and weekend ­holdall, this is the first time in 113 years that the brand has produced items in soft leather. Heaven. £425, 020 7529 5950 Photograph: Martin Eidemak Photograph: Martin Eidemak Coral alert It wouldn’t be a new season without a new hue to obsess over. This month, after lengthy ­analysis and brow ­furrowing, it’s been decided it’s all about coral. As demonstrated here by ­Reiss, it’s a shade that works well with last season’s camel. It also gives off a springy glow. Fashion – so not rocket science this week. Blouse, £110, by Reiss, reissonline.com Photograph: Reiss Photograph: Reiss/Action images The New Leopard Look, leopard will never die around these parts, but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Therefore; enter the snake. ­Outgoing Paris Vogue editor Carine ­Roitfeld ­pre-empted this comeback last year claiming “snake is better on older women than leopard”. Anyways, you’ll find plenty of snake-print clothing coming to the high street, though for now, start with a shoe like this classic court from Kurt Geiger. £160, kurtgeiger.com Photograph: Kurt Geiger Photograph: Kurt Geiger The fashion diet moment It’s January, so you don’t eat the food, no, you wear it. This hotdog ‘n’ chips ­T-shirt from the latest Ashish ­collection for Topshop, arriving on the rails this week, is a case in point. Said collaboration has also produced a banana-split tee and a fried-breakfast sweat-top. Obvs if you’re looking for a healthier food-fashion option, there is the forthcoming banana Prada earrings or Stella McCartney’s citrus prints. Yum. £40, topshop.com Photograph: Topshop Photograph: Topshop/Action images