In the highlands, it was mostly tourists we saw, and mostly in hiking gear.
In Edinburgh during the Fringe festival, there were people from around the world and every imaginable style. I saw a fair number of wide leg pants, both full and cropped, for the first time since the 70s really.
The one item that stood out to me, on a number of women, was a straight or skinny pant in black and white check. Usually high waisted, worn with a bigger sweater or shirt.
In Edinburgh and Glasgow I saw a lot of that very UK thing, opaque black stockings and flat shoes worn with any kind of skirt or dress no matter how summery. The other look was clunky boots with a floaty floral dress, eg worn by the SAs at All Saints.
Of course sneakers were everywhere. Plain white probably the most common. What surprised me was how many of the fall-fashion window displays were styled with white sneakers (I'm talking suits and dresses), or else the clunky boots.
Chunky footwear on the ground, but in the air? I was aghast at the number of flip-flops! Not just in the youngsters in leggings or pjs; even mature women wearing elegant outfits with pretty flip-flops. Why? Considerations of safety aside, I always wear my bulkiest footwear on the plane, so I can only imagine their luggage consists of the less classy flip-flops.
Colourwise in the stores and window displays: red and navy worn together; also lots of mustard.
I didn't get any street style pics, but here's a shop display in Marks & Sparks, also the Ted Baker window where I went to drool.
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