October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which gives some of us an excuse to indulge our secret yearning to get into pink. Pink and other strong colours are big news this season - particularly when worn with clashing shades - so there's never been a better time to wear it. Plenty of big labels have made signature items in pink recently, and in most cases the results are really striking!
Of course, there is a lot more to Breast Cancer Awareness than just wearing pink. Many of us have had friends or relatives whose lives have been affected by the disease, and a surprising number of women are not in the habit of checking their breasts regularly. If you're one of those women, have a look at the NHS guidelines on breast health, and try to make checking your breasts a part of your routine.
This is the 19th year the campaign has run (with Liz Hurley the spokeslady once again), and it's prevalence has seen the word 'breast' now freely accepted in the public domain (you used not to be able to advertise anything with that word in it!) and mortality rates are falling. Let's do our best to celebrate this success and keep the figures moving in the right direction!
Pink bags, top row:
Kipling Fairfax large handbag: £82 at Selfridges
Mulberry hot pink ostrich Bayswater: £3.5k at Mulberry
Marta Pink MJ detail leather shoulder bag: £169 at Debenhams
Middle row:
Debut pink tasseled clutch: £22 at Debenhams
Lulu Guinness shocking pink lips clutch: £225 at Lulu Guinness
Christopher Kane pink laser-cut lace wallet: £296 at Net-a-Porter
Bottom row:
Alexander McQueen 'Wicca' velvet handbag: £795 at Net-a-PorterBalenciaga City bag in pink: £945 at MyTheresa
Longchamp pink Le Pliage tote: £48 at Longchamp
