John Rocha A/W11 London

This collection was all about texture, with fur, leather, wool, lace and some glitter highlights competing to give a mixed vibe. In fact a “love of apparent contradiction” was John Rocha’s inspiration this season.   The clothes looked heavy to wear, as were the huge knitted hats, and with a lot of black relieved only occasionally by some pale colour there was a sombre feel to the show, carried through into the models’ messy hair and wistful faces. Top model Abbey Lee Kershaw opened and closed the show.