By Harriet Walker

New Generation shoe impresario Nicholas Kirkwood has been a favourite with the fash pack for a long time now, but he upped the ante this season with his latest designs in gold, sumptuous black suede and electric blue snakeskin. He mixes cutting-edge shape and design with old-school luxury and technique. We ogled his latest creations at the Fashion Week exhibition tents...

By Harriet Walker

Danielle Scutt's collection was a resurrection of bad taste clothes, paradoxically done in the best possible taste. Working to a Las Vegas theme, Scutt gave us peek-a-boo polyester dresses, cartoon print t-shirts and denim separates, on models who wore elaborate headscarves atop their teetering coiffures. There was all the verve and colour of her earlier collections, but the silhouettes were more mature, and the basics eminently wearable. Scutt is another London name accruing creative and commercial nous.

By Harriet Walker

The great and the glamorous gathered last night in Wapping's former hydraulic power station to celebrate the unlikely collaboration between award-winning, experimental architect Zaha Hadid and eco jelly-shoe giant Melissa.

Party-goers admired enormous silver replicas of the asymmetrical, swooping designs while quaffing champagne flavoured with rosewater and sprinkled with rose petals .

Music was provided by guest DJs Jefferson Hack (pictured below) and Roksanda Ilinicic, and the crowd included Roisin Murphy, in Moschino military chic, and a sociable Mark Ronson.

By Harriet Walker

The Little Black Dress took its place in fashion history a long time ago - but that was before Hannah Marshall got hold of it. Her modern style is structured yet romantic, and tough in a girly sort of way, fusing the contemporary and the classic. This new designer is definitely on the rise: Erin O'Connor recently loaned one of Marshall's famed trapeze dresses to the Design Museum as part of an expo on the LBD.

By Harriet Walker

Henry Holland showed his collection in the Bloomsbury Ballroom yesterday, with his usual irrepressible enthusiasm and entourage of hipsters. His pal Agyness Deyn modelled in the show, which took Beverley Hills 90210 as its inspiration and featured customised vintage Levi's, paired with zany floral prints and carefully-placed polka dot cut-outs. The joker of London Fashion Week had us all laughing along once again.

By Harriet Walker

Fashion East opened once more to rapturous applause and whooping from a crowd who have come to expect some of best in young talent and new names from the collective.

First up, Natascha Stolle's London debut (left) - a slick mix of thirties-esque tailoring and laid-back chic, crossed with up-to-date prints, textures and finishes.

By Harriet Walker

A fusion of new and old: the Jetsons versus Johnstons (of Elgin) at Louise Goldin's spring/summer show, where futuristic body-con dresses and harnesses were made from traditional knitwear. Otherwise innocuous cashmere was made emphatic with Goldin's favoured sculptural shapes, primal prints and crystal detailing, resulting in figure-hugging all-in-ones and pastel shade sun-dresses, ideal for holidaying in the Hamptons or on the Moon.

By Harriet Walker

Saloon showgirl met art deco vamp at Emma Cook's show yesterday, where she gave us her signature tiered and fringed frocks, as well as overwhelming, ultra-violet and iridescent textured dresses and photographic print shifts. The collection was inspired mainly by circus and safari, the designer told us backstage, and this was apparent in the embellished clay-coloured macs and dresses, as well as the transparent, glittery raincoats.

By Harriet Walker

Christopher Kane's spring/summer collection yesterday further cemented his reputation as one of London's most talented and viable young designers. In what was literally a show of style evolution, chiffon dresses and leather skirts, made of stegosaurus-style cut-out plates, were teamed with brightly-coloured animal prints, and cartoonish platform heels, complete with triceratops tusks.

By Harriet Walker

Todd Lynn impressed again with his sharp tailoring and eye for subtle detail, re-invigorating his trademark style with quirky extras. Tuxedo jackets and cigarette pants turned out to be chic all-in-ones, while leather blazers and nipped-in dresses were beautifully adorned with feathers and chiffon.