According to H&M’s head of design, the high street chain’s Spring Summer 2012 collections are all about grown-up tailoring and a new type of colour blocking.

Chiming in with their own impressions, Emelie Faure from BE Magazine and Natalie Hartley from Instyle Magazine add their two-cents-worth on the collections, talking about “baby” colours – pastel shades – silk trousers, pencil skirts and a “dressed up” feel alongside the new colour blocking and sharp tailoring.

Start planning your shopping list now by checking out the H&M trend guide video below.