 M&S Hall with all my favorite casual outfits for autumn 2021. Now I think this is actually the first haul or review I've ever done on Marks & Spencer, but I've seen some really lovely pieces from their new collection so I thought it was about time that we took a more in-depth look. I've got a couple of dresses, some trousers, some knitwear and one beautiful camel coat to share with you all today. And I'll style each piece in a couple of different ways so you've got lots of outfit ideas. So let's get started. One really nice addition to the M&S collection recently is both some new brands that they're stocking and also some really beautiful collaborations they've been doing. So they've got Hobbs, Jaeger, Selected Fam, a wonderful collaboration with Ghost and Nobody's Child to name but a few. And the latter is actually where I found this first beautiful piece. Now this lovely t-dress is from a brand called Nobody's Child and I had heard of them before and someone's really chuffed to see them featured on M&S's website. They're pretty well known for making these style of dresses. They've got that shape down to a T. But a new thing for them and forgive me if I've got this wrong but they've just started using Ecovera fabric for their dresses and as we know Ecovera is a really sustainable fabric so that's lovely to see. That was a big tick right from the start. This is going true to size. I went with a UK 10 and it fits perfectly across the bust. It nips in nicely just above the waistband and then skins beautifully and in a really flattering fashion over my hips. I should say as well the other big pull with this brand is that they're very very reasonable. This dress is actually retailing for £35 which for a really sustainable fabric, a really nice cut I thought was very reasonable. So as you can see in this first outfit idea I wanted to soften the look a little bit and introduce a couple of different brown and taupe tones. So I've added my knee high boots underneath. You could of course add tights if it's particularly cold outside. And then I've layered this beautiful camel coat over the top which I shall show you properly in a moment. The second look is a style that I'm personally really fond of dressing down these lovely pretty T dresses with a pair of trainers. I just think it gives quite a tweed dress like this a bit more of a cool and up-to-date edge. It's nice to know that this dress will cross over nicely for spring. So as you had a sneak peek there of the coat let's move on to that one next because it is absolutely beautiful. It's retailing at £179 and I would say looking at it and feeling it in real life it is definitely worth the money. It's been made from a blend of wool rich yarn. So you might have seen over on Instagram I mentioned on stories that I'm on the hunt for a new camel coat. The one I've got is from Massimo Dutti and it's pretty structured and very elegant and lady-like and chic and I do wear it an awful lot. But I'm looking for something a bit more relaxed and almost dressing down like. Hopefully you know what I mean I don't actually want a dressing gown. Just that real wrap yourself up in it feeling. I've gone for the 12 in this whereas I would normally go for a UK 10 and I would say fit-wise that's definitely creating the look that I'm after. You've got quite a smart collar with a really nice touch of the grey underneath there as well. I quite like wearing that collar up actually so you see the grey. It's double breasted obviously and then patch pockets at the front. So as you can see in this outfit idea I've styled it with beautiful pair of trousers which I shall tell you about in a moment. They've also come from M&S. So I've added just a very simple cashmere crew neck on my top half and I finished with a lovely cashmere grey stole that was actually sent to me from a beautiful brand based in Japan. Now they're called Edward Brown and all they make their speciality is cashmere stalls and they do it really really well. So that just finishes off this look completely for me. I think it looks beautiful. So if you're looking for a camel coat for your own wardrobe I would say this autograph one from Mark's Suspensers is a really great option. Despite all those positives I am always honest with you and I am going to be sending this one back. And my reason being is that I've got my heart set on this idea of quite a dressing gown style camel coat and I think this collar here is just a little bit too structured a little bit too thick to create that look that I've really got stuck in my head. But please don't let my slight obsession with this dressing gown camel coat idea put you off because I do think this is a great option for that classic camel coat. One item I have decided to keep however would be this beautiful pair of trousers. Again these have come from the M&S autograph range and they've been made from a blend of cupro and viscose. So they've got that lovely silky drape to them. They're pretty high waisted you've got an elastic waistband at the back portion a little back pocket there and then you've got this lovely wide leg coming all the way down to the hem. They're coming up as you can see with a pair of flats pretty long on me but I would wear them like that even if they scuff the floor a little bit. I know it's not very practical of me but I do love when trousers kind of gather around your foot. If however you're petite I don't think you'll have a problem at all having this taken up I think that's a really easy fix as well. Again it's about that shade of camel for me I just think it's so luxurious and elegant and sumptuous and beautiful for autumn all the good stuff. So as you saw with that last outfit I would definitely style them with touches of gray and then adding a beautiful camel coat over the top. All those colors blend really nicely together. I love camel and navy together as well I think that is a great option. The other outfit idea I had was very much along the lines of that casual everyday but chic and elevated kind of outfit. So I've paired it with this lovely chunky knit that comes in quite an oatmeal tone. It's obviously a very minimal outfit but one that feels luxe because of the nature of those fabrics that are used in it. Just again look for the nicest quality you can afford and that quality will really shine through in your alpha ideas and it's by using those beautiful fabrics all blended together that can turn a really simple outfit into something more luxe. So as you saw in that last alpha idea I paired those trousers with this beautiful cotton knit jumper. Now this is quite a chunky knit which is exactly what I was looking for. I wanted something quite heavyweight and I also wanted something pretty oversized so I took a bit of a pun and I opted for this in the large. As it happens this must come up very small in the first place. If I'd opted for my usual small it probably would have felt skim tight because as you can see in this footage it's not really even oversized when I've gone for the large. Despite the fit which I think I can easily fix by going uppercise again I really like this jumper. I like the cable knit down the front and then the ribbing down the side that's giving it a nice shape and then obviously down the sleeves as well. So I would definitely style this jumper as you saw with those beautiful cupro trousers in camel or any wide-leg trouser for that matter it doesn't have to be this pair. I think black would work nicely gray would go beautifully even a color actually I mean it's oatmeal it's going to go with an awful lot you've probably got in your wardrobe. The second alpha idea I had was probably something very typical me on a everyday basis normally popping out for the school run or going to the shops so I've just paired it with a pair of jeans that I actually got I think about a year ago now from Anita Bing. Now David actually bought me these in the sale I think as a Christmas present or a birthday present I can't remember and I didn't have the heart to tell him he bought the wrong ones and I felt that I didn't look very nice in them so they've stayed in the box for about a year. I was intending on selling them and I obviously forgot and I found them the other day and thought oh I'll just try those again and strangely enough I know really like the fit. So I got there in the end with these and I'm glad to finally be getting some use out of them. I'm simply wearing a jumper pair of jeans nice pair of flats and I feel really comfy in it which is what it's all about. These dresses are of course back with the vengeance for this autumn 2021 so I was really interested to try out Marks and Spencer's interpretation. So I selected this one which has been made from a blend of viscose. Now being as transparent as possible it does have an element of polyester in there however it is returning at 35 pounds and I would say it would be nigh on impossible to create a dress like that and pay people fair wages if this one was made in say pure merino. So there is a compromise somewhere and that would be it. In terms of the shape for a knit dress I think it's perfect. I've gone true to size and although it is tight fitting it's not skin tight which again is one of my mental notes of things that I look out for. I hate anything being too skin tight on me. So otherwise you could keep this very sleek and elegant and sophisticated and go with an all black look like I have. I've just added my black tights on underneath again because it's not ridiculously tight. You don't seem to see the seams of those which is good and I've put my little pointed toe ankle boots on my feet again just to really elongate and streamline my shape and as you can see finishing with my classic handbag to keep it looking very tonal. I was in two minds with that outfit actually because although I wanted to keep it very sleek and sophisticated I think it would also look really nice if you added a pop of color with statement handbag and in the second look as you can see I opted for my brown tones again. I only have one pair of knee high boots which is this pair that I have in this lovely taupe tone. I actually think that black knee high boots would probably work better with this look and streamline your shape a bit more. However if you've only got brown like me or another color for example I don't think it ruins the look, I just think it would look better with black. And again hopefully proving just how versatile a beautiful chemical is in your wardrobe. Finishing with my numero set again and looking at the outfit as a whole it feels really elevated, stylish and chic. Now I know I said I never wear leggings let alone the stirrup legging trend which was seen an awful lot of so far this autumn but lo and behold I've just bought myself a pair. More than anything I was really keen to try them out. I do have this way of thinking with fashion that we should all try stuff out step ourselves out of our comfort zone from time to time because really what's the worst that can happen it doesn't look very nice okay no harm done you can just send it back. So I thought I would listen to my own advice and give these a go and please do let me know in the comment section what you think. So this is something we saw all over the runway and as M&S are brilliant at doing this pair retail at just £19.50. Now fit wise I would say they're spot on I've got quite a long body actually and they're sitting nicely at my waist I don't feel like I'm too squeezed into them at all. You've got the pleat detail down the front here which is as per the fashion trends that we saw and then obviously the stirrup detail at the bottom. Now it does seem a shame to go for the stirrup detail and then hide it with a pair of ankle boots it kind of defeats the objects you kind of got to go big or go home. So in this first look as you can see I pretty much went for it. I've styled it as an evening wear look which I thought would be an interesting twist on style and it kind of elevates those leggings somewhat. So I'm wearing a classic bow top that I got a long time ago now that one came from Prada and I've layered my lovely black blazer over the top that I got from Everlane. As this is particularly evening wear I felt it needed a bit more of a dainty handbag and introducing that gold chain as well I thought was a nice touch. Now although I am essentially wearing a pair of leggings I do actually feel nice sitting this outfit. I feel a little bit sexy but still quite understated so it still feels very much like my own personal style and although it's a little bit different for me I think it works but before I whip the tag off I would definitely like to hear what you all think in the comments section below so do let me know. I do feel comfy I know that much but looking at these two outfit ideas side by side I actually think I prefer the more dressed up outfit idea and just going for it rather than the casual one. So it'd be interesting to hear everyone's different opinions on those. We all have a bit of a soft spot for M&S I know I certainly do I've been shopping there for donkeys years but what I've realised from doing this haul with them and really taking a close look at all their pieces is that their quality is really beautiful especially for the price and on top of that it's really nice to see all the different brands that they're now stocking and some of those beautiful collaborations that they've been doing. So it's exciting times for M&S and I really like the direction they're going in. As always it's really lovely to hear from you all in the comments section below so do let me know at your favorite piece that I chose from their collection or maybe you spotted something on their website that you'd like to recommend to the other subscribers do let me know. If you did like this video I would be very grateful if you could give it a thumbs up and if you're new here and you'd like to subscribe I would be very grateful for that too. I'll be back next week with lots more styling advice fashion tips and outfit ideas so hopefully you will join me then. Have a good week everyone take care.