London fashion week begins - the shows in pictures

Clements Ribeiro: 'The duo were inspired by old prints from around their house. Highlights included guipiere lace boxer shorts, silk printed T-shirts and cashmere twin sets which served as a shorthand reminder as to why Clements is such a brilliant LFW label'
Imogen Fox Photograph: Stuart Wilson/Getty

Models walk down the catwalk during the Clements Ribeiro Runway show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 Photograph: Stuart Wilson/Getty

Clements Ribeiro: 'I am always happy to see the return of paisley and it was here in abundance, sometimes trimmed in lace, most in silk, ladylike pyjamas. My favorite look was the silk raglan sleeve top tucked in to a neat pencil skirt, all on paisley. Loved Sam McKnight's hair, back combed birdnest, tied low at the back with strands escaping.'
Helen Seamons Photograph: Stuart Wilson/Getty

A model walks down the catwalk during the Clements Ribeiro Runway show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 Photograph: Stuart Wilson/Getty

Maria Grachvogel: 'Drapy, silky and fluid is MG's modus operandi. Throw in some wrap palazzo pants, a deco earring, the Savoy ballroom and some Atlanta Weller snake heels and you have next season feminine chic.'
Imogen Fox Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/Getty

Maria Grachvogel: 'Maria Grachvogel doesnt hold with pandering to the latest in hipster tastes. This is both an advantage, and not. It means that she is free to design genuinely flattering, desirable clothes - her trousers are known by their devotees as 'the magic trousers', with good reason, and she does a great line in elegant, shapely evening wear that doesn't rely on having baby-giraffe legs to pull off. On the other hand, sometimes you wish she would pander a teeny bit more to downtown tastes.'
Jess Cartner-Morley Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/Getty

Maria Grachvogel: 'For spring, standouts were the dusty pink gowns, ruched trousers, and shorts - soon to be dubbed magic shorts, no doubt.'
Jess Cartner-Morley Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/Getty

A model walks the runway at the Maria Grachvogel S/S 2012 show during London Fashion Week at The Savoy Hotel Photograph: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/Getty

Models prepare backstage before the Julien Macdonald fashion show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty

Julien Macdonald: 'All the Russians, they are bankrupt now. It is all about China. That's where the new clients are coming from. So that was in my mind, and then I thought to myself - what do I like about summer?' Julien Macdonald on his collection Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty

A model walks down the runway during the Julien Macdonald fashion show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty

A model walks down the runway during the Julien Macdonald fashion show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Julien Macdonald: 'Fabulous, white, modern, clean, refined. So I thought, what if I went on a superyacht to China? And that's where the dragons and blue and white designs came in.' Julien Macdonald on his collection Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters

Jaeger: 'Jaeger's show notes said "late 60s/early 70s jet set and their hideaways in far flung exotic destinations." The show sort of did what it said on the tin. Think wide brim hats, broderie anglaise, splashes of yellow and a particulary nice cropped orange trouser.' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Joel Ryan/AP

Models present outfits by designer Jaeger London at the BFC venue in Somerset House Photograph: Joel Ryan/AP

Jaeger: 'But best were the shoes: fab wedges and flatform espadrilles, perfect for holidays. And good bags.' Simon Chilvers Photograph: Joel Ryan/AP

A model walks the runway during the Jaeger London show at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 at the BFC Space at Somerset House Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty

Model on the runway at House Of Holland's Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show at London Fashion Week. Photograph: Rune Hellestad/Corbis