O is for Oversized

Blowing up proportions for emphasis and drama. 

Vivienne Westwood

Viktor and Rolf

Lanvin

Christian Lacroix

L is for Leopard

Animal prints are back again. Aggressive clothing and an appreciation of pelts, sign of the times?

Zac Posen

Vivienne Westwood

Louis Vuitton

Junya Watanabe 

Christopher Kane

B is for Barbaric

Rumpled fabrics, earthy tones, and refugee camp styling.

Working a season ahead means designers have to declare their version of the future, for better or worse. What happens when you see a bleak tomorrow? Design around it. Graffiti, loin cloths, bedraggled tops: the uniform for a dreary future? Let's hope they've got it wrong.

Vivienne Westwood

Prada

Miu Miu

T is for Translucent

Exposing the dichotomy between bare and covered, these diaphanous looks will have second glances following you around the room.

Vivienne Westwood

Oscar de la Renta

Alexander McQueen

Christian Dior

Chanel