Mary Katrantzou A/W11 London

I love it when there’s a collection that reveals something new and fascinating every time you look through it.  Mary Katrantzou’s does just that. Her shapes are so bold and the prints and the placing of them so perfectly put together. Last season lamp shades are still here but with a whole museum’s worth of faberge eggs, ming vases, koi carp and marble pillars. My particular favourite was the inverted skirts that hung away from the hips and funnel down, so the body rises above like flowers in a vase; so different and interesting.  Many of these looks are not very ready to wear,  but like art they are inspirational and make you want to touch them and look closer. She uses a lovely and varied colour palette of oranges, purples, yellows, turquoises, cream and black.  The styling of the models with slicked back hair and clean skin was a perfect fit.