By Gemma Hayward

Designed by Yohji Yamamoto and made by the Hermès workshops, the yohji bag is born. Let the waiting list commence...

 

By Gemma Hayward

Seen in Milan at Marni and in Paris at both Vivienne Westwood (left) and Yohji Yamamoto (right) ...

By Gemma Hayward

Jewel coloured dresses at Lacroix.

By Gemma Hayward

By Gemma Hayward

Skinny chic with feminine frills.

By Gemma Hayward

Pierre Hardy has taken inspiration from the pop artist James Rosenquist for his latest collection.

By Gemma Hayward

Immaculate tailoring at Karl Lagerfeld.

By Gemma Hayward

Kanye West snapping away at the Hussein Chalayan show.

By Gemma Hayward

Rock on!

By Gemma Hayward

French Vouge Editor Carine Roitfeld passing the time with photographer Peter Lindbergh outside the Karl Lagerfeld show.

By Gemma Hayward

A new children's TV show? No, they're invites for tomorrow's Stella McCartney show.

 

By Gemma Hayward

By Gemma Hayward

In the past he has covered model's faces with gaffa tape and studs one season and vaseline the next. This time round the Japanese hair and makeup artist Kamo wrapped entire heads in filmy black fabric at Junya Watanabe.

By Gemma Hayward

Lazy daisies and beautiful brides at Tao.

By Gemma Hayward

Set in a grand hotel's ballroom in the centre of Paris, models were on stilts and the theatrical clothes were hand painted by school children. The magical Vivienne Westwood triumphs again.

By Gemma Hayward

By Gemma Hayward

Interesting but completely unfathomable.

By Gemma Hayward

Nearly discarded into the rubbish, it was only on closer inspection (and after a vigorous stretch) that the Latex show ticket from the weirdly wonderful Maison Martin Margiela is discovered.

By Gemma Hayward

Roberto Cavalli looks back to the Fifties...

By Gemma Hayward

By Gemma Hayward

Every model on the Burberry Prorsum show wore a knitted beanie high on her head. Today, the hats at Marni (pictured) were sheer and tall. Will we being seeing more height inducing headgear next week at the Paris collections?

 

By Gemma Hayward

Take note of Marni's and Prada's eyewear. Geek is chic.

By Gemma Hayward

The Marni collection - accessorised to the maximum by  Consuela Castiglioni.

By Gemma Hayward

A sloping curved catwalk in an industrial building - it could only be Prada.

By Gemma Hayward

Muiccia Prada put flares on the catwalk for spring/summer, so who has the most influential lady in fashion inspired this season?

Step forward D&G (pictured) and Moschino.

D&G's collection, with its tartan and head-scarves evoked the Queen holidaying in Balmoral. Fantastic.

By Gemma Hayward

Last down the catwalk at Giorgio Armani: flamenco inspired dresses, some complete with mantilla lace shawls.

By Gemma Hayward

Behind the scenes at the imposing Armani HQ for a private presentation of the Emporio line.

Gowns shine with mirror discs - like masses of mini sunglasses.

My favourite piece?

By Gemma Hayward

By Gemma Hayward

Dame Vivienne Westwood pulled in the largest crowd of the week so far, even leaving some with tickets standing in the cold after the venue was filled to the brim.

Westwood's loyal followers were treated to a collection of signature draped jerseys, textured knits and micro mini's inspired by the mix of people on the Kings Road in the Seventies.

By Gemma Hayward

Showing under the Fashion East umbrella, NOKI (who chooses to conceal his identity from his fans) produced a weird but wonderful collection described in the show notes as "the incubation of many years of customization evolution".

By Gemma Hayward

 

A model is primped back stage at the off-schedule show of Nicola de Main.

By Gemma Hayward

Henry Holland called on the services of his best friend and model of the moment Agyness Deyn, to present his first solo collection. Holland used the occasion to design his own family tartan using his favourite colours of purple, pink, yellow, green and turquoise.

 

By Gemma Hayward

In the tents, Linda Farrow Vintage shows off an impressive portfolio of eye-wear collaborations. These glasses from Luella are the cats whiskers.

 

By Gemma Hayward

Nicole Farhi showed her latest collection in the stunning glass-roofed show space of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

 

By Gemma Hayward

Christopher Kane dazzled with sequins for his fourth collection since graduating from Central St Martins, but the end result was anything but Pat Butcher.

By Gemma Hayward

A simply beautiful collection of (dare I say) wearable but extremely modern pieces. 

By Gemma Hayward

With ankle-length, second-skin printed and embellished tube dresses, models could all but pigeon step down the catwalk.

By Gemma Hayward

A favourite of the Independents fashion team, Emma Cook didn't disappoint with her anticipated return to the catwalk showing her Autumn/Winter 2008 collection. Sweetly named "Lonesome Suzie", the outfits, loosely inspired by widows, rockabilly, Americana, tattoos and majorettes were awash with lace, fringing, Swarovski crystals and printed latex.

By Gemma Hayward

Knitwear designer Louise Goldin showed a collection of structured figure-hugging minis, jumpsuits and dresses which featured a pixelated TV print to complete the look of futuristic Eskimo.   

By Gemma Hayward

An uplifting finale to an otherwise unremarkable first day at London Fashion Week, Ann-Sofie Back's collection was a definite highlight...