MILAN FASHION WEEK, D&G: A GARDENING PARTY

Picture-perfect flowerbeds on both sides of the catwalk. The wooden floor that doubles as decking is none the less perfect. At the end, models emerge from a magical, overgrown secret garden in full bloom.

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LONDON FASHION WEEK, BURBERRY PRORSUM: GLAM-PUNK BIKER EXTRAVAGANZA

The Burberry show is THE event of London Fashion Week, if not the season. 

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LONDON FASHION WEEK, TODD LYNN: SLITHER ON REGARDLESS

Todd Lynn is no stranger to magic. Genesis Redux, the title of his spring/summer collection, is a charm he used to bring beautiful new creatures to life yet again.

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LONDON FASHION WEEK, KINDER AGGUGINI: INTO THE WILD

Once upon a time, there was a Scotsman called Mungo Park. Bored of life in late 18th century Blighty, he set out to lose himself in Africa. And he did, or so the story goes.

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LONDON FASHION WEEK, JASPER CONRAN: PRETTY IN PLIMSOLLS

What Jasper Conran just showed us was nothing short of sophisticated, cool, simple, crisp, laid-back and breezy.

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LONDON FASHION WEEK, TOPSHOP UNIQUE: DAZED AND CONFUSED

Topshop Unique caused a bit of a shock when, instead of serving up a year's worth scoop of chic minimalism, it sent the craziest, loudest hippy outfits down the catwalk, that is, the disused old Eurostar terminal at Waterloo station. Even though the more subtle 1970s pieces have made yet another comeback this autumn (just think of the palazzo trousers, pussy-bow blouses and flowy printed tops), this in-your-face, exuberant version of party outfits and loungewear left many quite speechless.

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