Courtly fashion's Renaissance

We'd probably look as enraptured as Italian actor Manuela Arcuri if we were being doused in perfume by four such hunky men Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Luciano Soprani's models wore itchy-looking wool with very cool belts Photograph: LUCA BRUNO/AP

Scarlet lips adorned the models at Elena Miro, teamed with .... Photograph: Giulio Di Mauro/EPA

... virginal white fur in what seemed to be an ode to Anna Karenina Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

We loved the elegance of Lorenzo Riva's show. This thick wool dress reminds us of Keira Knightly in Atonement: glamorous, romanticised wartime Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA

Bright colours and bold prints dominated at Enrico Coveri Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

Hat at jaunty angle? Check. Tight pink trousers? Check. Sullen face? Check. Now you're ready to hit the catwalks Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

Kristina Ti's hats with ears are on our shopping list for autumn. We might add trousers, though Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA

Frankie Morello's clothes were absolutely gorgeous Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA

We wondered what sort of oyster gave birth to this pearl handbag. Then we wondered where we could find one Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

A Morello cocktail dress Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

Blugirl's show had a real roaring 20s feel to it with short sequinned dresses and boxy fur jackets Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/AP

Emporio Armani says that knee-high 40 deniers can now be exposed ... Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

... and we should definitely be saving up for expensive crimson lipstick come September Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Finally it was the turn of Missoni. It all got a little biblical Photograph: Giulio Di Mauro/EPA

Our tip for autumn/winter 09: wear lots of scarves Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images