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So far the most beautiful invitation I’ve received this season is the one from Kenzo, pressed leaves with wood arranged to form the name! »

There’s always something very sweetly retro about Orla Kiely. For autumn/winter 2010, her life-sized dollhouse was full of 60s glamour, with twinsets galore, short coats and bold details. Above the knee lengths and pieces with multiple uses, this collection has very much a graceful Swinging Sixties vibe. The models wandered in and out of the... »

Fifteen students from first and second year of Central St Martins MA Fashion Design’s course, chosen by professor Louise Wilson. One shoe house with a heritage of craftsmanship, Bally. A brief to create a shoe with a high editorial value and luxury feel. A year’s worth of work by everyone involved resulted in the... »

It’s been quite a rollercoaster of a week for us here in London since the start of Fashion Week last Friday! Without Alexander McQueen, London seemed a little bleak, with everyone in a rather reflexive mood. Or perhaps it was the miserable drizzle that litterally got under our collective skins that made everyone so high... »

©Andy Gotts Sleep is the best beauty treatment known to man (or woman, for that matter) and burlesque artist Dita Von Teese must definitely be getting enough to sustain her delicate beauty. Moschino, a brand she loves, gave her carte blanche to design a limited edition item. As any traveller will know, having an eyemask is... »

While strange happenings are taking place on the other side of the mirror, on this side, we are rewarded with an Alice-themed Paul & Joe make-up edition. Two lip treatments, in a milky pink Fantasy and sweet orange Daydream, as well as two tins with mattifying paper are part of this collection. £25, From Feb... »

Basil Soda worked with a palette of non-colour but this has only served to reinforce his subtle play between cloth and body, where transparencies, geometric embroidery and volumes show give life to every movement. Photos: Mademoiselle à Paris »

Georges Chakra was on my radar since his collection’s appearance on The Devil Wears Prada. For his couture collection, the Lebanese designer create a collection fit for any red carpet princess, between screen siren and little gorgeous dresses. »

Les magnifiques de papillon de Yumi Katsura by Ji Haye se sont posés sur le podium le temps du défilé de cette après-midi. Soies imprimées, coupes inspirées des kimonos, bustiers rebrodés se sont succédés sous nos yeux pour illustrer le thème de la collection: Enchanted Forest. Parmi les pièces à noter, une étonnante mini-robe Naïade... »

Just to tide you over while you wait for the pictures… »