Whether you start snipping away with your fabric scissors or get out your needle and thread for a little broderie anglaise, there’s a great new springtime trend that can appeal to everyone.

Fendi displayed a runway full of doll-shape dresses that were pinched in at the waist, with cut-out broderie anglaise detailing stamped on like the hallmark of the collection. Cotton and silk-mix summer dresses in delicate pastel colors floated down the catwalk like a chain of cut-out paper snowflakes. Get the look yourself and make-pretend you are back in the infant-school classroom.

For a rock chic take on this look, turn denim into a holey affair. At the House of Holland show, turned-up jeans were ripped and snipped to perfection and teamed with a cropped, structured jacket. Take the scissors to your own pair of jeans and get this designer look in a flash: you’ll be rocking!

Grab your scissors and your sewing box and get snipping – all in the name of fashion.