Trend alert: Feathers - Telegraph Fashion has dictated feathers high in the pecking order for autumn, but can plumage translate from catwalk to high street? Tricky trend of the season: feathers. It's all very well day dreaming about flouncing around with feather adorned cuffs - à la Louis Vuitton - but the reality isn't so charming. They split, malt, tickle and are definitely not washing machine friendly. But by heck, they are romantic. IN PICTURES: Feather embellishment Nina Ricci's autumn dresses were peppered with jet black plumage down towards hems so that a simple LBD was transformed into a bell-skirted, frothy sensation. McQueen and Moncler went snow white with their autumn/winter 2013 feathers to Swan Lake effect; while Mark Fast blew all subtle colour charts out of the water with a fuschia pink feathered cape. Shop: Feathers Prescribers of cool, Proenza Schouler showed the feathery foray can be attainable, however, by pairing grey jersey and leather sweaters with pastel coloured plumed skirts. Even Dries Van Noten's feathered coat stitching must have been copied on the high street somewhere. READ: Lady Gaga comes a cropper in Louis Vuitton feather headdress Don't get us wrong, we're not prescribing feathers as part of your arsenal against the winter chill, along with wool and cashmere. But for parties, a feathered skirt could certainly be a talking point. Just keep the colour sensible, and tone everything else down. No one wants to see a proud peacock strutting around Christmas party scene. Case in point: Lady Gaga's Vuitton catwalk feather headdress last week. Lady Gaga attempting to get into a car in the Louis Vuitton S/S '14 catwalk headdress.