Starting to collect new items for your A/W wardrobe? Then be sure to stock up on some grape coloured articles. It is scheduled to be the “IT” shade of the year’s end. And as proof of this, you will have your pick of grape shoes, handbags, frocks, jewelry, coats, stockings, sweaters, and even jeans.

It will be as if the social world has been draped in this delicious purple tone. This comes as a welcome change from the days of black, black and more black, along with the exected holiday colours of red, green, and blue and a range of metallic that can leave us looking less luxe and more Christmas tree topper.

Where they come up with the colour of choice, remains somewhat of a mystery. Sure you can draw a trail back to certain leading designers, but I always like to imagine a secret hush hush meeting of various iconic individuals scouring the pantone colour chart for just the right colour of the moment. Hey, we all have our daydreams, and my fantasy just so happens to revolve around fashion, and I could not be more pleased about it.