As November begins and winter arrives with a bang, Littlewoods Ireland, brought a little sunshine to Dublin on Wednesday as it launched its colourful new Spring/Summer collection for 2010 in the Morrison Hotel. God know’s we need it, I arrived with semi-frozen hands having cycled down the quays so needless to say I was thrilled to see the fabulous array of colours that greeted me at Littlewoods.

Next season sees a number of new key trends including vivid colour clashes, head-to-toe denim, the revival of leggings (and to my chagrin cycling shorts!) and lots of lovely delicate, feminine dresses.

The colour palette included lots of bold acidic yellows through to cobalt blues. Polka-dot dresses are also big on trend next Spring/Summer with spots in big and bold candy colours, dotted randomly and working in stunningly feminine fabrics. One of my favourites is the polka-dot panel dress in cream and burnt orange (see below).

I’m not so keen on the head to toe denim look but I’m very excited about one of the major trends coming through – statement fringe leather jackets, think Ralph-Lauren inspired jackets with a southern cowgirl twist. They also have fringe leggings that rock!

In terms of footwear, the gladiator sandal will continue into next season in futuristic, metallic finishes, giving a new edge to the footwear hit of 2009.

Overall the new collection is fun, detailed and nicely designed and with a price point to match making it very accessible. In my mind Littlewoods Ireland have got it spot on.