My beloved Chanel jacket was waiting for me on the rails of Designer Exchange. It was love at first sight There’s been a welcome shift in the tectonic plates of planet fashion – and it’s made ‘something old, something new and something borrowed’ my new wardrobe mantra. Point me in the direction of a preloved designer store, a vintage shop tucked away on a busy high street or an antiques fair in a grassy field, and I can’t wait for the thrill of the chase to begin. Fashion trends went largely unnoticed over the past 18 months thanks to the pandemic. Many resorted to expanding their loungewear collection – a seemingly never-ending movement which personally gave me chills rather than thrills.