Pugh!

When a designer cowers away from colour for their autumn winter collection I often think of it as lazy and safe - we know there is little to no sunshine, we don't need our clothes as dull as the sky too - but when it comes to Mr Gareth Pugh, I almost forget that a lot of his collections are in black.

In his Paris show on Wednesday, Pugh sent down the catwalk a collection that showed, in the grand scheme of things for the designer, a definite evolution from his extraterrestrial fashion of seasons past.

The underlying pin which essentially held the collection together was the chevron; on leather jackets, leather dresses even trousers. And there was movement. Lots of movement. For Pugh anyway. Muddy-grey capes, triangular-hemmed tops, georgette dresses, even what looked like rigid leather, swayed back and forth as the models strutted.

There was some menswear peppered throughout the collection too. Wide leg, almost coulotte-type trousers - Samurai style, precision cut tailored jackets and a 3/4 length leather coat with a thick ribbed trim and sleeves.

Pugh finished the show with a series of five amaze pieces adorned and dripping in chains; a full length gown, skinny black trousers, two shorter dresses with long sleeves - more movement, even if it was more of the black, witchy referencing we've come to expect from Pugh (with added flapper-esque inspiration - old Hollywood).

Overall a fab collection. Tres fantastic. Well done!

D-lightful

The Canadian twins have spoken loud and clear. It's all about Vamp chic next season.

Showing this morning in Milan, D Squared presented a collection full to the brim with black and red pieces, leather, feathers and fur. Opening with a coat equipped with the biggest fur trim collar and middle I've seen for a while and a flash of red knickers, I knew we were in for a treat.

Leather is the fabric de jour for Dean and Dan; be it in the many pairs of gloves used during the show, a belt, a corsage, a shoe strap, sleeves on a coat or even head-to-toe - black, red, and tan. All the models sported pillar-box red Dita Von Teese style lips and a pushed back hair do taking nothing away from the clothes and adding an extra sexy touch to the already on fire collection.

There was also some FAB structure and amaze tailoring thrown in - belted waists, a leather jacket that flared slightly at the hips, a one-armed blazer and pencil skirt suits which skimmed and hugged in all the right places.

The show came to a close with five gorgeous dresses which screamed of Victoria Beckham slinky-ness yet kept hold of the D Sqaured signature (slightly rocked up) style; a slit-to-the-thigh and red feathered gown and the high neck/long sleeve to the floor option caught me eye.

I could go on forever talking about it, but best let you see for yourself. Needless to say, it was Very gorgeous!