Call it a sign of the times but this season has sadly been named the season of 'lost lustre' as the runways were heavy with inertia.  Fashion might have temporarily lost its way but the burgeoning bloggerati and Fashion Houses' awakening to the Internet show a glint of technological hope on the horizon.

Web

With fashion as we know it hanging by a thread, designers mimic this uncertainty by holding their garments together with lacing, laddering, knotting, tying and weaving. The resultant look is one of a tangled spiders web – macro holes that spin their way around the wearer and entangle the body as if being consumed by an arachnid. The detailing too is reminiscent of the Black Widow, as some designers complement their cobwebby looks with glass-orbed necklaces that look suspiciously like spiders eggs. Web is such a fundamental part of this season that it not only formed an integral part of garment construction, bound clothes together, linked themes but it also adds fresh air to textiles.

Invasion

Florals are a common sight in Summer collections but this season the florals flourish at an astonishing rate. They invade and swarm over the body in a frenzy of activity. Appliqué, cutouts, eyepopping prints and attached pieces of plastic are used to represent blossoming flowers. They congregate on garments in a manic and uncontrollable manner in a 3-D representation of a 21st century overgrown English country garden. This is a seedling of a trend that needs no tendering to take root and bloom.

EnTrenched

Feminine yet solid no-nonsense clothing is the cornerstone of this safari-cum-trench
coat trend. In shades of ivory, nudes, camels, butterscotch, soft silvers and putter, this dreamy uncompromising palette is fit for anywhere. Deceptively understated, the classic lines of this trend draw inspiration from contemporary buildings and minimalism but also from the military. Super-fine leather tees, high-waisted
trousers, neat jackets, button detailing and pockets a plenty. Practical yet utterly polished.