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Voluminous fashion first hit the catwalks last summer in the form of coats, capes, dresses, skirts and trousers, and now it's taking over.

Volume is the opposite of skinny: clothes that skim, rather than hug. This doesn't mean you can't wear them together though: skinnies go really well with voluminous tops.

Everything always looks good on the catwalk, but now voluminous fashion has hit the high street big time.

Find out how to look good in volume: it may seem unflattering at first to cover yourself in layers of baggy material, but voluminous fashion is bold, fun, impossibly comfortable and casual but extremely elegant.

To find out how to wear volume, read on…

Photo: Max volume coat from Ungaro