In our quest to find the perfect Christmas present for the budding fashionista we  have come up with one that will give a load of enjoyment and potentially thousands of great ideas for outfits, styles trends and oh………… so much more besides.

A fashion magazine subscription is a Christmas gift that could last all year long, how impressive is that?

Our purses are emptier. That we can be certain of. The credit crunch has well and truly taken hold of British shoppers, with this years Christmas spending forecast estimated at 17.8 per cent less than last year according to moneysupermarket.com. However, it is not just the content of our clutches which has been influenced by the current financial climate, but their design itself. Fashion, like any other industry, has been hit hard in recent times, and has been whipping out marketing strategies left right and centre in order to sashay through them. And given its usual flighty, transient and whimsical nature, an ideology which holds little sway during times of recession; it has had to work even harder than most.

Sir Richard Francis Burton would certainly be shocked by this season’s Lurex wet-look bodycon trend. However he would probably be equally surprised by the revived prevalence of a trend he was much more familiar with: the Harem trouser. A curious choice for today’s modern and fashionable woman; the style connotes female subservience and harks back to a long lost period of demureness. The silhouette drifted in from the East during the late 1800’s following the trepidant voyages of Burton and others, and was subsequently promoted in Europe by the French designer Paul Poiret in 1908. The French fashion pioneer used it as inspiration for a rich collection of high-waisted gowns, turbans and brightly coloured overcoats in luxurious fabrics that epitomised the oriental vogue of the era. The premier of Leon Baskt’s Ballet Russes, held in London in 1911, also drew European attention to the Eastern silhouette; boasting costumes inspired by Persian dress. Slowly and surely, early nineteenth century European fashions were being charmed by the lull and sweet song of the East; the style broke free from English stuffiness and eluded to a far more seductive and exotic culture than our young demi-mondelles were accustomed to. 

One of my favorite fashion mags is Company Magazine which is bang up to date with all the very latest fashions.

Company Magazine gives a fresh perspective and is aimed at young women who enjoy life and have their own individual style.

If you want to keep abreast of changing lifestyles, attitudes and interests this is the Magazine for you, you won’t miss a thing. Company Magazine is crammed full of all the latest fashion, plus essential beauty and relationship advice.

If you enjoy fashion, then the best way to keep up-to-date with what the celebrities are wearing, what is new on the catwalk, or what the latest fashion trends are is by reading one of the many fashion magazines. Here are some of the fashion magazines that Fashion Style You recommend:

Cosmopolitan. Glamorous and gutsy, frank and intimate, Cosmopolitan is the magazine for young women covering ground-breaking topical features, stunning fashion and beauty, essential relationship features, and the latest health news.