In 2019, impulse buys are over. With sustainability at the forefront of the style agenda, and sales expected to be driven by online rather than the high street, shopping should be a calmer experience.

Shop smart at the sales by buying items that you can wear now but also for seasons to come. Spend 10 minutes Googling “spring/summer 2019” to keep yourself ahead of the curve, and don’t go for any current trend – teddybear coats, corduroy – you have spent the last few months hankering after but not buying into. Those are old news. Instead, look ahead. Here’s what to look out for instore and online.

Cowboy boots

When cowboy boots hit the Calvin Klein catwalk in February 2017, they seemed like a one-hit wonder. Almost two years later, we’ve realised this hardy design has just the right amount of stomp that style requires right now. Find at Ganni, Other Stories and Stradivarius.

Sparkly earrings

Bling is in for spring – and not just for its rhyming potential. If all kinds of lobe-based statements have been acceptable over the past few years, proper sparkle is to be applauded now. That does not mean it has to cost the earth – think gems at home in a child’s dressing-up box and you’re on the right track. Find at River Island, J Crew and Marks & Spencer.

Trench coat

Yes, we recommended this for sales shopping last season, and yes this is still a thing. Burberry’s SS19 show, the first from Riccardo Tisci, brought the trench back into high fashion once again, and the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex wear it on repeat, if you’re after a reference away from the catwalk. Find it at H&M, Zara and Uniqlo.

Boilersuit

Update your jumpsuit game for a new year – by going bigger. Boilersuits have been bubbling up as the latest shift of this category of fashion – and they’re the new shape to take you into spring. Loose and a bit utilitarian, they work perfectly for the go-anywhere, do-anything vibe of fashion now. Find at Asos, New Look and Cath Kidston.

Animal print

No, it’s not going away. Animal print has – if you haven’t heard – been deemed a neutral in fashion for ages. Anyone who hasn’t brought the jungle to the office, now is the time. Leopard is the classic while tiger and zebra have the potential to be the alpha of fashion’s animal kingdom come spring. Find at Ganni, Shein and Kate Spade.