Jane Shepherdson is a name you may have heard of – or perhaps not. She made her name at Top Shop and left when Kate Moss joined the creative team in 2006. After spending some time working with ethical fashion she is now set to change round the fortunes of Whistles. If this sounds like you, you’re in for a treat – ‘ successful, informed and demanding, prizing quality over throwaway tat, but won’t pay silly prices, cares about where her fashion comes from and who’s made it’ and is fashionable but not a fashion victim. The trousers are apparently, ‘the best cut on the high street’ according to Claudia Croft of theTimes. This season will include higher waisted jeans, stylish cashmere, pin tuck blouses and other great basics as well as some show stoppers – duchess satin for instance, usually £38 per metre , is the fabric of choice for evening dresses, though the price tag does not reflect this. Price points are around £80 for a shirt/skirt, £140 for a dress, £80 for jeans and £250 for a coat. Well worth a look.