Giorgio Armani made waves on and off the catwalk on Thursday as the veteran designer spoke out in favour of Scottish independence, unveiling an appropriately blue-tinged Emporio womenswear collection for spring/summer 2015. As his Italian rivals Max Mara and Roberto Cavalli kept the 1970s groove going in Milan, Armani opted for a sprightly, sporty look typified by mini-jumpsuits that, with their plunging necklines and open backs, were akin to a racy version of a 1930s swimsuit. The feel of

Prada for Spring/Summer 2015 sent a succession of patchwork floral dresses with raw frayed edges down the runway, paired with granny nylon socks (both nude and floral printed) and the chunkiest platform Mary Janes. There was the topstitching, as seen as the men's show in June, but other clothes looked as if there were just held together by their seams, leather, or fraying at the edges. "I wanted to revive the beauty of incredible fabrics," said Miuccia Prada, then added beauty was "an impossibil

There was a hint of Hedi Slimane's Saint Laurent at the Tom Ford show, what with the tousled just out of the club hair, and the 60s mod vibe. Gold, glimmer, hot pants, cut-away dresses, this was Ford at his high octane best. Key pieces included styles from Ford's Gucci days, like the infamous white gown with circular cut outs. The end of the show was full of red carpet dresses, a sequence of black gowns decorated with sequences, satin bra cups or just a scattering of chiffon applique petals.

In one of the strongest shows of London Fashion Week, designer Roksanda Ilincic showed beautiful sculptural arcs that came in the form of peplums and loosely draped silhouettes, inspired by the Brooklyn-based artist Julia Dault's plexiglas sculptures. The bright and rich sorbet colours lent an architectural form, also enhanced by the geometric platform shoes, which came courtesy of of a collaboration with Nicholas Kirkwood. There was an Amazonian lushness to Erdem's blooming SS15 collection,

If I could, I'd wear my black leather moto jacket all.the.time. But sometimes occasions call for a more formal and, shall we say, restrained layering piece—kind of like a straitlaced blazer. You know, for meetings with the boss, brunch with the significant other's family, afternoon tea, and the like. Oh, hello there, Jamie Chung has a fabulous compromise. At the Rebecca Minkoff show at New York Fashion Week, Jamie yet again nailed her signature casual-chic aesthetic with a bubble-gum-pink

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier has announced he will fold his women's and men's ready-to-wear labels, with a final show during Paris fashion week. The much dubbed 'enfant terrible' of Paris fashion, Gaultier stated he will focus on his couture label and successful fragrance businesses. Gaultier eschews frenetic pace of fashion The designer told WWD in an open letter that the "commercial constraints" and "frenetic pace of collections" of RTW where behind his decision to downsize. "For s

Holly Fulton’s love affair with monochrome continued in her spring/summer 2015 collection inspired by everything from Morris dancers to symbolic depictions of the sun assembled in Walter Herdeg’s book Die Sonne in De Kunst and even canal art. The designer described the collection as an ode to “sun-worship, folk art and free expression”, while still keeping her graphic signature aesthetic, which was present in this season’s prints made up of tessellating triangles and graphic 3D embellished fl

Inspired by the latest Fall/Winter styles to hit the catwalks, Trendstop's colour experts have pinpointed two key womenswear shades emerging for the F/W15-16 season. Play to your feminine side with Innocent Pink, or embrace the autumnal mood with Cinnamon Citrine. These essential shades have been taken from our F/W15-16 Women's Colour Forecast, and as neither have been seen in previous seasons, both are likely to continue as mainstream colour trends for the year ahead. INNOCENT PINK A key co

Up until now, we've been seeing hints of fringe on the red carpet (looking at you, Chrissy Teigen), but for spring 2015, the flirty, flippy detail is out in full force. And this time around, fringe isn't just your standard Great Gatsby-esque flapper-girl trim. From feathery wisps to pom-pom variations, fringe gets a new life for next spring. Here are five different ways to wear it, straight from the Fashion Week runways: For her upcoming Milly collection, Michelle Smith gave a spring crew

Though the styles spotted on the streets of this time around were overall less kooky than those of recent seasons, there's always an element of fantasy to what we see most showgoers wearing. It is Fashion Week after all, and what's fashion without a little drama? As entertaining as all that is though—and as fun as it is to see feather tutus, top hats, and on the streets—most of us just don't find that kind of zaniness actually inspiring when it comes to putting our real-life outfits togeth