BURBERRY
Artful, painterly prints on classic trench coats and handbags characterised a Burberry Prorsum show that broke new ground, without abandoning its heritage.
http://po.st/BHYZCf
GILES
Opened by Binx and closed by Lily McNenamy, Giles’s show was all about the girls. Punky and rebellious, with East-London band James Jeanette providing the soundtrack, the show will be remembered for Cara Delevignge taking selfies on the runway.
http://po.st/6pav4o
ISSA
How to re-work and modernise Issa, the Duchess of Cambridge’s favourite label? Former Chloe designer Blue Farrier left the slinky v-neck wrap dresses behind in favour of interesting silhouettes, sharp separates and chunky knitwear.
http://po.st/nIM8dw
CHRISTOPHER KANE
Christopher Kane turned over a new leaf this season, with a tough-but-pretty, mannish-yet-feminine collection of androgynous tailoring and dresses made from leaves of organza, that ruffled like the pages of a book.
http://po.st/s7OP6t
MARY KATRANTZOU
A Mary Katrantzou collection without print? Yes, and the fashion world loved it.
http://po.st/9dFcpV
PETER PILOTTO
Peter Pilotto was the well-deserved winner of the Vogue Fashion Fund award, and the results of the £200,000 prize were plain to see. The highly-polished show drew some of the world’s most important editors to the FROW.
http://po.st/e2Jeod
PREEN
The strongest Preen collection yet by many accounts saw sumptuous cropped fur jackets, bold prints and head to toe scarlet. Husband and wife design duo Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi looked understandably proud when they took to the runway.
MARQUES’ALMEIDA
Referencing early Galliano and the glamour of the Chelsea Hotel, this season Marques’Almeida elevated the deconstructed, grungey feel of their trademark shredded denim to create a more elegant look.
ANYA HINDMARCH
This all-singing, all-dancing Anya Hindmarch show saw models riding giant conveyor belts, carrying totes and clutch bags emblazoned with the designer’s pop-art take on sixties ephemera.
J.W. ANDERSON
The renegade, subversive London designer J.W. Anderson has developed a more detail-orientated aesthetic in the last two seasons, attracting an international audience with his quirky approach to couture.
http://po.st/USRQSQ
