Start with a clothing detox, advises Victoria Moss, as she casts her eye over the new season's key trends to ensure you never make a wardrobe mistake again.

First rule: back away from the dreggy sale rails. Anything under a fiver, I guarantee you don't really need or actually want. There may still be a bargain or two to be had, but equally, in the coming weeks the influx of new, shiny, fantastic things, bearing that elusive promise of solving all long-held dressing dilemmas, will start to turn your head. So why not wait, and use this interim season to work out and plan what treats will serve you best this year?

If we can all agree on anything, it's that last year was less than satisfactory. Which is perhaps why fashion right now is having something of a let's-bling-it-up-while-Rome-burns sort of moment. I can't promise 2017 will bring anything more thrilling, but that doesn't mean your wardrobe should reflect global instability. Indeed, one might think that this is the perfect time to say, "pass the fluoro, hand me my crystal encrusted stilettos, let me find my brocade suit of armour, and chuck on my azure blue silk cape..."

Or you can stick to biscuity, muted tones, and add in some stealth accessories in a more restrained but no less joyful approach to getting dressed.

Thankfully the days of stringent trend diktats and demands are long gone. And with every ex-prime minister and his wife launching fashion labels, the choice is frankly out of control. While this offers a plethora of options, it can at times feel rather overwhelming.

Are you minimalist or maximalist? What if you're sold on navy jumpers, but certainly not averse to a jazzy-hued shoe? Do it. When there are no rules, there is no holding. Wear what you like, how you like, is a strong general rule of thumb.

However, if you are daunted by the options, then make sure to always have your checklist ready - you need to be armed with what shapes and colours suit you. The best way to figure this out is to have a thorough and honest wardrobe detox.

Bring in a friend whose taste you admire if you need back-up opinion. Try on everything. But pay the closest attention to the pieces you wear the most often. Why do you like them so much? Because of the style, or because you look your best in them? Hopefully a combination of both. Pinpoint what works: skirt lengths, trouser widths, style of top - this will help you find your basic silhouette combination - which, ideally, you should stick to at all points. If you look best in knee-length skirts, don't be dazzled by a midi. If belted coats do nothing for your behind (always do a backwards mirror check), then try pea-coat styles.

Once you have this cracked, you're ready to cast your discerning eye over the new season goodies. Here's a round-up of the most prevalent themes for spring style.

The bottomless bag

This season, even the fussiest Goldilocks will find a handbag to suit, but for anyone who has struggled getting their heads - or indeed wordly possessions - into mini-bags, be cheered by the influx of super-sized sacks coming your way. Matchesfashion.com have coined these Mary Poppins worthy trunks, "bottomless bags". The ultimate versions are by Balenciaga, Céline and Valentino, but watch out for very acceptable homages on the high street soon.

The souped-up slide

I know what you're thinking: these are a little silly. But what real joy have a pair of plain black court shoes ever brought you? These shoes are frivolous, fun and just what 2017 should be all about. They'll turn your most raggy jeans into a fashion statement. Also: they're seductively comfortable. Sarah Rutson, Net-a-porter's vice president of global buying is predicting that "pool slides will be the go-to flats this year - they'll replace trainers in everyone's wardrobe." That woman is rarely wrong. Get on board.

Logo mania (it's back)

It's not just the news that is being overrun by fakes. Designers have met the counterfeiters head-on by releasing their own versions of 'fake' T-shirts. Oh irony, you cad.

Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana are both going in strong on the T-shirt market. Wear with a glam skirt for full hi-low style points. In her first collection for Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri inserted sweet ticker-tape touches on dress straps, shoes and bags. Over at Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello, the new creative director, brought back the classic YSL logo in shoe heels and earrings.

In this age of maximalism, don't be coy in declaring your allegiance to a designer label.

Pleated skirts rule

If you haven't fallen for the pleated skirt then you need to get on board. Just flirty enough, but looks just as good with trainers as boots and heels. Make it whatever you need it to be. I love them, and I'm not alone: the pleated skirt - generally hitting below the knee - has become a modern classic. This season there was a resurgence of them, which is happy news for anyone already sold on the theme.

I'm unashamedly obsessed with this Céline look. Technically, it's a dress. But it also pretty much sums up the spring summer 2017 season in one: the skirt, the shirt, the earrings, the giant bag - and all played down with a pair of trainers.on.

Shirting with attitude

If you've always had white shirts down as the stuff of bankers and school boys, then it's time to rethink. The London based duo palmer//harding have again worked with John Lewis's excellent Modern Rarity collection for its second season (even better than the first), and produced more of their extremely covetable outsized, flowing, quirky shirts.

Wear one for now layered under sloping knits, and later on its own with your favourite trousers. On sale next week - but get in quick; last season they sold out pretty swiftly.

Striped out

For anyone who thinks fashion trends are for the mad and visually impaired, may we present one of the most prevalent tropes on the spring summer catwalks: stripes. Every which way, in every which colour. Who doesn't like stripes? But this is more than a simple Breton: think bold, wide leg trousers, shirts (again) and knitted and cotton dresses and skirts. Balance out with some complementary block colour and you have a straightforward ticket to no-brainer chic.

The newcoat

Trenches are a classic for a reason. But if you're in the market for an update, look for details to elevate the simple belted coat into something more special - extra wide lapels (also, quite flattering), jaunty sleeves, wide belts and luxe fabrics will all propel that coat into 2017 territory. Something to look out for.

Cartland Pink

The colour pink has been knocking around for a few years. It started its comeback in icy, chilled hues. This wasn't the stuff of sugar and spice, this was grown up, ironic pink.

Thankfully, we can all stop being so pretentious. The new pinks have no sense of irony. They are pure, unapologetically bubblegum, juicy and sugar-laden.

We're not going to read too much into the sudden proliferation of girlish frocks on the horizon, though. Because for us, they look best when played down a bit; so pair with chunky flats or boots, rather than with dainty, prim pieces. (As a rule, think, "How would Melania Trump wear this?" and do the opposite.)

Marks and Spencer have a fabulously shouty pink dress, with flared elbow length sleeves and tie-neck back, arriving in June, which means you have plenty of time to get your head around wearing something this bright.

The kitten heel (and other sensible shoe stories)

There is, I should warn you, something of a movement towards a razor-sharp high stiletto heel. It's a look for every woman to contemplate for herself, but I'm ignoring it. Because, in less bunion-threatening news, the kitten heel is also staking its claim on 2017, alongside a keen dose of (low) block-heeled beauties.

Up your earring game

Giant hoops, dazzling chandeliers, sculptural constructions, kitsch colour, giant pearls, reams of pearls... Whatever your take, if you do one thing to dip a toe into fashion this year, make it a pair of knock-out earrings - an instant outfit and mood lifter. My only note of caution would be for those of you with long hair - avoid more flimsy designs: they'll drive you mad.

The easy outfit

Suiting went a bit haywire last year. I'm not sure how many of you bought into all those primary hued velvet options? I didn't. But I'm very tempted by the lure of a pared-back, easy-to-wear trouser-blazer duo. For the blazer, slightly oversized versions with strong shoulders is the key, and works with everything. Trousers, meanwhile,staying wide and slightly cropped - all the better for showing off your good shoes. And rather flattering too.

-The Daily Telegraph