John Galliano
John Galliano set the standard for luxury on Friday with his spectacular catwalk show, taking inspiration from the 18th century, where decadence and over-the-top luxury was expected.
His expertly researched and detailed collection started off with a homage to armed revolutionaries, sporting dramatic double-breasted jackets and Revere collar coats.
Attitude was apparent in droves as his models strutted down the catwalk with scraped back grey painted hair, leather trousers, buckled boots and military embroidered capes.
The oversized frilly shirt teamed with tailored pinstripe trousers and suede jackets was a nice nod to the origin of the collection too.
Considering the amount of depressing and uninspiring collections that have been shown recently, this latest offering from Galliano was a magnificent feast for the eyes.
On Saturday, we saw Viktor & Rolf take centre stage with an interesting collection, focusing on an evening collection with a twist.
The drawstring trouser pant coupled together with a cropped tuxedo jacket and the three quarter pant paired with and afternoon mac was fun and quirky, yet still quite contemporary.
Hermès reverted to what they do best, by keeping all loud fashion statements to a bare minimum, showing an accomplished collection that was befitting the dignified Hermès modern man.
Designer Veronique Nichanian did however manage to lift the collection somewhat by mixing in acid yellow trench coats and jackets, coupled together with dark grey or navy tailored pieces.
Sharply cut and intricately designed cashmere coats and tapered flannel trousers followed suit, that seemed to hint at luxury without being too overbearing in these harsh economic times.
Sunday brought Brit designer, Paul Smith to the forefront with his understated yet very tailored collection, which featured quirky nylon vests, and tailored waistcoats.
The flashes of colour underneath his collection seemed to be the focal point, against the very dark grey and brown backgrounds he'd chosen for his suits.
Corduroys, stonewashed denim and some tartan made up his sportswear collection, which was also quite dark, despite featuring some coloured pieces too. All in all a little confusing, but still a stellar effort for his AW09 vision.