It may feel like summer has only just arrived, but savvy fashion-folk know that now is the time to get ahead on next season’s trends.

We’re launching head-first into the new season with an issue jam-packed full of everything that we love for autumn – coats are bigger, skirts are fuller, heels are higher – and we want to share it with you.

Flick to First Look for ELLE’s a/w 2013 trend report: everything you need to know about what we will be wearing, how we will be wearing it and who did it best. Get the lowdown direct from the designers themselves as they talk us through their key designs in our 30 page collections story – we're talking , and , plus many more.

And who better to give us a bit of sartorial inspiration than our August cover star, Pixie Geldof?

See her in Sibling knits, Preen prints, and Erdem lace and hear all her fashion-insider secrets, from where she buys her jeans to who her favorite designers are.

Still wondering what that one special wardrobe-transformer is going to be? See our Fashion Director’s guide to the new skirt silhouette – it’s longer, flippier, sexier. Trust us, if you buy one thing this season, make it a skirt.

And if you just can't wait for that fashion-fix, then check ELLE Shops for the hottest sweatshirts, must-have accessories and our high-street pre-fall picks – all available to buy now.

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